The abduction took place on Wednesday night when the heavily armed bandits invaded the community. Gunmen suspected to be bandits in Zamfara State have kidnapped persons in Magarya village in the Zurmi Local Government Area of the State. Read Also: Abducted FGC Kebbi Students Rescued In Zamfara Forest- Police Gusau, Deputy Gov Zamfara State Given … Read more
Bandits have continued to terrorise Kaduna state, launching several attacks, including the abduction of 121 students of Bethel Baptist Secondary school in Chikun local government area on Monday. President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday demanded a crushing response against bandits after repeated killings in Zamfara and Kaduna states. This was made known in a statement signed … Read more
This comes barely 24 hours after some communities under Maradun Local government were attacked by armed bandits… At least six persons have been reportedly killed by suspected armed bandits in Gora Namaye community under Maradun Local Government area of Zamfara State. A source said that the bandits invaded the community between 3:00 and 4:00 pm … Read more
Matawalle, last week, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) – following months of speculation and denial – with all the federal and state lawmakers in Zamfara. Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has refuted what he described as misleading reports against him. The governor’s reaction comes a week after he joined the ruling … Read more
The commissioner explained that the suspects have confessed to committing the crime The Zamfara State Police Command has paraded suspects in connection with banditry and other related crimes in the state. One of those arrested is said to be a Senior Secondary School student of the Federal Government College, Anka, who allegedly posed as a … Read more
He maintained that he was one of the founding fathers of APGA and has been in the party for 19 years… A former National Secretary and Governorship candidate for the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2019 gubernatorial election in Zamfara state, Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC). Shinkafi … Read more
According to the Governor, the bandits killed “many innocent people.” Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle on Saturday said the state of insecurity in the state is worsening at an alarming rate. He made the remark after confirming the bandit attack on Kadawa village, Zurmi Local Government Area in a special broadcast on Democracy Day. According … Read more
…the governor reiterated the order that police and other government security agencies are to effectively implement the presidential order to shoot at any bandit. Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle on Tuesday visited the State Police Command, asking operatives to enforce the shoot-at-sight order issued by President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the insecurity in the country. … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday approved a “No-Fly” Zone declaration in the state Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has said that he is ready to resign as governor if it will bring peace to the state. Matawalle who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today stated this when asked if he is … Read more
Three repentant bandits had surrendered their arms and accepted the government’s peace initiative Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, on Monday, said negotiating with bandits is not a sign of failure. He stated this at the Government House in Gusau while receiving some repentant bandits who surrendered their weapons and embraced his administration’s peace deal. … Read more
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Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has said the security situation in the northwest state has improved since he assumed leadership, contrary to claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he was supporting banditry in the state. Matawalle, who was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), described the allegations were … Read more
A former deputy governor of Zamfara State, Ibrahim Wakkala, has defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Wakkala, who made the declaration on Wednesday while briefing journalists in Gusau, Zamfara State capital, was deputy governor under the administration of Former Governor Abdulaziz Yari. Read also: Two Reps … Read more
Governor Matawalle’s Appointee Slumps, Dies During Yerima’s Daughter’s Wedding In Sokoto Zamfara State Chairman of the State Local Government Service Commission, Dr. Mallami Yandoto, reportedly slumped and died. Dr. Mallami Yandoto who was recently appointed by the Governor as Zamfara State Chairman of the State Local Government Service Commission died on Saturday afternoon, shortly after Senator Ahmed … Read more
Zamfara State Needs SARS – Governor Matawalle Insists Ekohotblog, October 23, 2020 Governor Bello Matawalle has stated that the recently disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) is highly needed in Zamfara state to secure lives and properties. The Governor told newsmen after a meeting with Northern Governors in Kaduna. According to Matawalle, the now-disbanded FSARS has … Read more
Bandits in Zamfara State in the early hours of Tuesday, August 18 kidnapped the children of a former commissioner for Local Governments in the state, Alhaji Bello Dankande Gamji. A neighbour who attempted to rescue the children when the bandits forcefully entered the former commissioner’s house was also said to have been killed while the … Read more
A top official of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), JJ Shalanga has died from the virus. Shalanga who was posted to Zamfara State to supervise the spread and control of the disease died on Sunday July 5, 2020. He was sick for days and was admitted at Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital in Gusau … Read more
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has reacted to the disheartening murder of a lady identified as Vera Uwaila Omozuwa who was raped and killed while reading in a church. Pastor Adeboye while reacting via a statement on his Twitter account on Sunday, condemned the killing of the female student, expressed his condolence to the family of the slain … Read more
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State said he received a report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Friday night, informing him that two residents in the state have been infected with the coronavirus disease. The governor advised the people of the state to take more proactive measures to curb the spread of the … Read more
The sum of fifty million naira has been released for the renovation of the state NYSC permanent camp in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle made this known at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2020 Batch ‘A’ stream 1 corps members held at Tsafe Permanent Orientation Camp. Read Also: Coronavirus: … Read more