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"41 Dead,12 Rescued’ As Boat Capsizes In Zamfara

Forty-one persons have reportedly died in a boat accident that occurred in Gummi town in Gummi LGA of Zamfara state. The boat, conveying over 50 passengers, capsized shortly after leaving the shore on Saturday. Twelve passengers were rescued alive, while the remaining 41 drowned. Suleiman Gummi, the lawmaker representing Gummi-Bukkuyum federal constituency in the house of representatives,…

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We Cannot Track Kidnappers, Bandits, Says NCC

We Cannot Track Kidnappers, Bandits, Says NCC Despite Technology Available To Us, It Is Impossible World where technology has made a global village. Thousands of people keep puzzling why kidnappers and bandits are having it easy and getting away uncaught. We Cannot Track Kidnappers, Bandits, Says NCC Recalling that these criminal-minded individuals are seen in videos, flaunting their strength and…

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Zamfara shuts 11 markets where bandits sell stolen cattle

The Zamfara State Government has again shut down 11 cattle markets in some parts of the state indefinitely. The state Commissioner for Information, Munnir Haidara, said the closure of the markets was informed by security reports that bandits were using the markets to sell off their rustled cows. The affected markets, according to Haidara, are Tsafe and Bilbis markets in the Tsafe Local…

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Six Months After Court Declares Zamfara Gov. Election Inconclusive, Orders Rerun

Six months after the Zamfara governorship election, the leadership of the North-Western state is now in question as the Appeal Court nullified the election of Governor Dauda Lawal. Lawal, of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner of the March 18 governorship election. In a shocking victory that dislodged then-incumbent Bello Mattawalle of the All Progressives…

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Military Repels Bandits Attack On Zamfara Written by Kelechi Ofor

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Bandits kill 10 in fresh Zamfara attack

Our reporter/ Not fewer than ten persons have been killed by yet another attack by bandits in Sakiddar Magaji and Janbako communities of the Maradun Local Government Area in Zamfara State. Sources in Janbako community, who confirmed confirmed the incident on Sunday, said several others sustained various injuries. The State Governor, Dauda Lawal, while condemning the attack on the two communities,…

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The story of Amina (Queen of Zazzau)

Amina (also Aminatu; died 1610) was a Hausa Muslim historical figure in the city-state Zazzau (now city of Zaria in Kaduna State), in what is now in the north-west region of Nigeria. She might have ruled in the mid-sixteenth century. A controversial figure whose existence has been questioned by some historians, her real biography has been somewhat obscured by subsequent legends and folk…

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Photos Of N20Million Cash Paid To Bandit Leader By Zamfara Community To Avoid Attacks

Photos Of N20Million Cash Paid To Bandit Leader By Zamfara Community To Avoid Attacks

Gidan-goga village residents in Zamfara State’s Maradun Local Government Area allegedly paid a N20 million special tax on them by bandit leader Bello Turji to discourage him from assaulting them. The locals were instructed by the bandit leader to make the payment by Sunday, November 27, at the latest, or face his wrath. A local said that since the money was given on Sunday, the villagers who…

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Over 100s Kidnapped by Gunmen in Zamfara State of Nigeria

Nigeria: Gunmen raided four villages in Nigeria’s northeastern Zamfara state on Sunday, kidnapping more than 100 people, including women and children, the information commissioner and residents said on Monday.

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JUST IN: Terrorists kill two, kidnap numbers in Zamfara

JUST IN: Terrorists kill two, kidnap numbers in Zamfara

Terrorists have killed two, kidnapped numbers of people and burned down the Gidan-Goga market in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Mohammed Musa, a local, told our correspondent that on Wednesday, motorcycle-riding terrorists set fire to the market, destroying goods worth millions of Naira. “They also killed two people and abducted several others, while many people sustained…

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CDS Rewards Troops With N1million For Eliminating Notorious Bandits Leader, Halilu Sububu In Zamfara

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has announced a cash reward of N1million for the troops involved in the recent successful operation in Zamfara State. The operation led to the elimination of Halilu Sububu Buzu, a notorious bandit leader responsible for numerous attacks and kidnappings in the region. General Musa commended the bravery and precision of the troops and stressed…

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'Shutdown Of Broadcast Stations in Zamfara Should Not Happen Again' – MRA

‘Shutdown Of Broadcast Stations in Zamfara Should Not Happen Again’ – MRA

The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Wednesday said the shutdown of five broadcast stations in Zamfara State by Governor Bello Matawalle, last weekend, for alleged violation of professional ethics, was a descent into anarchy in the country and should never happen again. According to a statement issued by its Programme Director, Ayode Longe, MRA stated, “It is most disheartening that following the bad…

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Insecurity: Zamfara Government Shuts Down Information Center Over Worsening Bandit Attacks.

Zamfara state government has ordered the closure of some federal and state-owned media houses due to the worsening security situation in the state. According to a statement issued by the information commissioner, Ibrahim Dosara on Saturday night, the affected media houses are Radio Nigeria (Pride FM); NTA; Gamji TV; Gamji FM and Al’umma TV, all in Gusau. The state government directed the police…

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Nat’l Qur’an Competition: Gov. AbdulRazaq assures Kwara delegates of support

Nat’l Qur’an Competition: Gov. AbdulRazaq assures Kwara delegates of support

Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Saturday allayed the fears of parents of the members of the state’s contingent to this year’s national Quaran recitation competition billed for Guzau ,Zamfara state. The governor said that he will ensure their safe trip to and from Zamfara by airlifting them. AbdulRazaq who spoke during the closing ceremony of the Qur’an recitation competition in…

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26 Residents Fleeing From Attacks By Terrorists’ Kingpin Drown In Zamfara

26 Residents Fleeing From Attacks By Terrorists’ Kingpin Drown In Zamfara

  Nigerian troops on Wednesday repelled an attack by terrorists at Faru Village near their base in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. This is just as 21 children and five women in the community drowned in a river at Bukuyum Local Government. PRNigeria gathered that the deceased were fleeing an attack by the terrorists, who invaded their communities, when the two boats conveying them…

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PREMIUM TIMES uncovers new financing scheme by Nigerian terrorists

PREMIUM TIMES uncovers new financing scheme by Nigerian terrorists

PREMIUM TIMES will start publishing a three-part series entitled “Merchants of Terror” from Monday, 3 October 2022. The series is an on-the-ground investigation exposing a new financing scheme by Nigerian terrorists. “Merchants of Terror” is a two-month long investigative work by Ibrahim Adeyemi, PREMIUM TIMES chief investigative reporter. The report is the result of weeks of travelling across…