Some villagers have allegedly sold all their properties, including farms and livestock, to raise the N25 million ransom demanded by bandits for the release of their kidnapped wives and children in Zamfara State. This is as fresh onslaught Thursday night in the state claimed 30 lives. According to Bakastine, the affected villagers, acting through selected…
The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has raised fresh concerns over what he described as the lack of urgency by security agencies in addressing insecurity in the state, alleging that intelligence provided to them is often ignored because it is “not their priority.” Speaking during an interview, the governor said that although technology now makes…
A woman has reportedly given birth shortly after her liberation from bandits in Zamfara state. The woman was one of many victims rescued by the Nigerian troops in Dan Jibga area of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A statement by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division Nigerian Army/Sector 2 Operation…
Five persons have sustained injuries following the explosion of an improvised explosive device along the Takalafiya–Gadar Zaima road in Bukkuyum LGA of Zamfara state. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security analysis platform, the incident happened on Thursday. The report said a motorcycle conveying five passengers triggered the explosive device while travelling along the…
Residents of Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State have lynched a suspected bandit following a failed kidnapping operation in the area. The incident occurred in Yargeda community on Friday night, December 12, 2025, when a group of armed men reportedly stormed the village and abducted three residents. Sources said the assailants were moving their…
The government of Zamfara State has finalised plans to conduct a mass wedding for over 200 orphans. The Zamfara State Zakkat and Endowment Board Executive Secretary, Malam Habibu Balarabe, disclosed this to journalists in Gusau. He said the ceremony is scheduled for Monday, November 23, 2025, at the Board’s premises. The board’s secretary noted that…
Notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has set free over 100 captives as part of a renewed peace initiative in Zamfara State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert, that the release followed ongoing dialogue and confidence-building efforts led by community leaders under the North West Operation Safe Corridor peace process. The victims ranging from…
Bandits in Zamfara have reportedly killed a newly wedded-bridegroom identified as Muhammad Sani Maru and abducted his wife, including six other participants in a fresh attack at Maru, the headquarters of Maru Local Government Area of the state. The incident was confirmed by an indigene of Maru town who gave his name as Mallam Usman…
The Police Command in Zamfara on Thursday confirmed that suspected gunmen had abducted two councillors and an Imam in Tsauni community, Gusau, on Wednesday night. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the incident to newsmen via telephone. He said the councillors, representing Gidan Gona and Tsibiri wards in Maradun Local Government Areas…
The governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has come under attack following his recent confession on the location and activities of bandits in the state. Recall that Lawal in a recent viral clip in which he spoke in Hausa had claimed that he knows the locations of bandits terrorising the state. The governor, however, said…
