Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has stated that people in Zamfara have lost trust in the current security system and called for reforms to Nigeria’s policing structure. The governor expressed deep concern over what he sees as deliberate obstacles hindering the fight against banditry in his state, saying his people no longer trust the…
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has boasted that he could end banditry in the state if he had control over the security agencies in the country. Governor Lawal said he is aware of the movements of every bandit kingpin operating in the state. In a viral video clip, the governor explained that his major constraint…
The Nigerian military has killed more than 100 terrorists in a coordinated air and ground operation in Makakkari Forest, Bukuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The early Sunday raid began with precision airstrikes, followed by a ground assault that destroyed the criminals’ motorcycles and stronghold. Security analyst Zagazola Makama said intelligence operatives of Operation…
Farmers in Dan Isa district, Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara state have cried out over bandits’ demand for N56 to allow them to farm. Confirming the development to Daily Trust in a telephone conversation, the Ward Head of the area, Malam Hassan Yarima, said each of the 35 villages under his district paid…
Armed bandits have kidnapped the traditional ruler of Yankuzo, Alhaji Babangida Kogo, in Zamfara State, just hours after a deadly Nigerian Air Force (NAF) strike killed many bandits in the same area. The monarch was reportedly abducted on Tuesday evening near the Mararraba area in Tsafe Local Government. Sources say he was trying to flee…
Following a series of meetings with some Islamic clerics in his hideout, Bello Turji, Zamfara terrorism kingpin, has reportedly released 32 kidnapped persons, while also agreeing to stop attacking farmers Musa Yusuf, a cleric popularly known as Asadus-Sunnah, disclosed the development at a religious gathering on Monday in Kaduna, saying Turji also surrendered some of…
A non-governmental organisation, Zamfara Circle Community Initiative, has raised the alarm over the escalation of banditry activities in Zamfara state, saying bandits now demand gold as ransom in new trend in the state. Addressing newsmen on Wednesday evening in Gusau, Zamfara state, the Chairman of the NGO, Dr Aminu Lawal further lamented that the attacks…
Troops of the Nigerian Army operating under Operation Hadin Kai on Monday apprehended a suspected foreign terrorist while attempting to infiltrate a security perimeter in Yobe State, just as it arrested two men sent by an inmate of a prison in Lagos State to purchase arms in Ondo State for bandits in Zamfara State. The…
A notorious bandit kingpin known as Dan Sadiya, had reportedly killed over 30 abducted residents from the Banga town, in Kaura Namoda LGA of Zamfara State, even after collecting hefty ransom of N50 million. Residents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the bandits had kidnapped no fewer than 50 but released 17 hostages,…
In a major breakthrough in the fight against terrorism and banditry, troops of Operation Fasin Yamma have rescued 106 kidnapped victims following a decisive raid on a terrorist hideout in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, the Defence Headquarters announced on Friday. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, revealed that the…
