zamfara state

Bandits have abducted a yet-to-be ascertained number of students following an attack on Kaya Junior Secondary School in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara state. The incident occurred at about 11am on Wednesday in Maradun Local…

Gunmen have abducted students and teachers at College of Agriculture and Animal Health in Bakura, Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria. The college registrar, Aliyu Bakura, confirmed the incident to BBC Hausa on Monday morning, saying…

Zamfara State Police Command have announced the rescue of 100 abducted persons from bandits at Kabaro forest in Maru LGA of the state. Muhammad Shehu, Zamfara police spokesman, disclosed this in a statement in Gusau, the state…

Governor Bello Matawalle has on Tuesday, June 29 formally announced his defection to All Progressive Congress (APC) in Zamfara State. Speaking at a rally on Tuesday in Gusau, Matawalle said that he had been nursing the ambition of…

Five notorious suspects involved in banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, and illegal possession of firearms have been arrested by the police in Zamfara state. They were paraded by the Police Public Relations Officer in Zamfara, Shehu…

Nigerian Army has announced that many bandits’ commanders and over 48 members of their gangs in North West region of the country, have been eliminated by troops of 8 Division operating in Zamfara state and adjoining states. Director of…

Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has been detained by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over alleged illegal financial dealings and misappropriation of funds. Yari, who was arrested on Tuesday by…

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Tuesday declared Zamfara a ‘no-fly zone’, following the recent abduction of schoolgirls in the state. The president also approved a ban on mining activities by non-state actors, saying they are steps…

Zamfara State Government has debunked media reports that the 317 students kidnapped from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in the Talata Mafara Local Government Area days ago have regained their freedom. It would be recalled…

Kidnapped schoolgirls of Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State have been released on Sunday, February 28. According to ChannelsTV, the state government confirmed the new development on Sunday afternoon. The victims…

Seven out of the 317 female students abducted at Government Girls Secondary School in Jangabe, Zamfara State have reportedly escaped from their abductors. According to ChannelsTV, a source from Jangebe town via a phone call on Friday…

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in the state. More than 300 students were abducted from Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe in the early hours of Friday.…

Zamfara State Government has confirmed the abduction of female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of the state. The confirmation was made by Commissioner of Security and Home…

Many Nigerians have expressed disappointment at the Federal Government over the recent spike in kidnapping in the country following the abduction of hundreds of female students from a secondary school in Zamfara state. MDB earlier…

Gunmen on Thursday night attacked the convoy of Sanusi Muhammad Asha, Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara state, killing eight people on his entourage including policemen, it has emerged. The Emir narrowly escaped death when the gunmen…