Tag: SHOOT-ON-SIGHT, ZAMFARA
Matawalle gives 7-day ultimatum for return of illegal arms by Zamfara residents
ReporterJun 02, 2021
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has ordered all residents of the state to handover illegal firearms in their possession to a nearby police station within the...
BREAKING: FG declares Zamfara ‘no-fly zone’
ReporterMar 02, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared Zamfara State a no-fly-zone and approved an immediate ban on all mining activities in the state as a result of rising insecurity...
NCDC official supervising COVID-19 response in Zamfara dies of disease
ReporterJul 06, 2020
A supervisor at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has died of COVID-19 complications. The deceased named J.J. Shalanga, was posted to Zamfara to supervise...
Zamfara Attack: Death toll rises to 23
ReporterJun 22, 2020
Residents of the Ruwan- Tofa community said the death toll from Saturday’s attack in Zamfara State has risen to 23. It was gathered that the residents got a hint of...
Nigerian army decimates over 200 terrorists in two days – Enenche
ReporterMay 28, 2020
The Nigerian army has killed over 200 bandits in multiple air strikes between Zamfara and Katsina states, in two days. Confirming the incident the Coordinator, Defence...
Zamfara records first two cases of COVID-19
ReporterApr 25, 2020
Two people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Zamfara state as the virus continues to spread across Nigeria. Governor Bello Matawalle said he received a report from...
Zamfara police kill one suspected bandit, arrest two others
ReporterMar 11, 2020
The Zamfara state police command has announced that it has killed one bandit and arrested two others during a raid in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state. The...