Tag: Zamfara

In the Kolo village of Gusau Local Government Area in Zamfara State, bandits kidnapped four persons but refused to accept old naira notes as ransom. According to reports, the bandits…

Following a rise of kidnapping and other types of criminality in the areas, the Zamfara State government has declared the complete lockdown of Anka, Bukkuyum, and Gummi local government areas…

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has refutes reports making rounds that bandits from Zamfara and Katsina states were relocating to Kano State. The report alleged…

Hundreds of strangers are being sighted in different parts of Kano State, according to the locals. The individuals are entering communities in Gwarzo, Kabo and Shanono local government areas. Residents…

Popular Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gumi confirms that Nigerian government can stop banditry and crimes among herders through education. He revealed in a post on Facebook, stating that the building of…

Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi while addressing reporters said the insecurity in the north is a cause of concern to the nation’s leadership. Magashi, said bandits operating in the northwest…

On Monday,  a Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has warned that military’s action against armed herders would worsen the insecurity situation rather than solve it. Gumi, revealed this in…

Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Friday, condemned the attempt by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and the men of the Department of State Services to arrest Yoruba rights activist,…

Some schoolgirls have been abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata-Mafara local government area of Zamfara. Residents who spoke with our correspondent  said gunmen invaded the community at…

Governors of the 19 Northern States and traditional rulers of the region are meeting in Kaduna over security challenges bedeviling the region. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…