The Zamfara State Government has banned the transportation of firewoods to neighbouring states, saying it is causing desertification in the state.
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The Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Malam Ibrahim Wakkala, says his Governor, Abdul’Aziz Yari, has sidelined him.
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State has blamed the continued killings in the state on informants who support the bandits and kidnappers.
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State has thrown his weight behind the call on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on the state.
The Federal Government says the persistent attacks on residents of Zamfara State by bandits will affect food security in the country.
The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of five persons in Gidan Halilu village in Birnin-Magaji Local Government Area of the state.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that banditry and other criminal activities which have bedeviled Zamfara will soon be over.
The Zamfara chapter of the Animals Transporters Association has called on the State Government to close markets in the state where rustled animals are sold.
The Zamfara State Government has directed animal sellers to take pictures with their animals to confirm that they are the real owners.
Senator Saidu Dansadau, Governoship candidate of the National Rescue Movement for Zamfara, on Sunday launched his campaign with a promise to rescue the state from insecurity.
A five-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto and presided over by Justice Hannatu Sankey has sentenced the Chairman of the Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board, Murtala Adamu Jengebe, to a cumulative jail term of 41 years.
The Zamfara State Command of Federal Road Safety Corps says fatal road accidents have reduced by 54 per cent in the state.
Zamfara state government has made clarification with regard to its offer of N1 million reward to “anyone” who recovers AK 47 rifle from bandits in the state, saying security personnel are exempted from the reward.
The confirmation was made to the News Agency of Nigeria in Gusau, on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, who also said that the victims were being debriefed by the command in Gusau.
Zamfara Government has advised the Senator representing Zamfara Central, Senator Kabiru Marafa, to stay away efforts of state and federal governments in addressing security challenges in the state.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has decried the deplorable state of infrastructure in education across the country and described it as a major threat to the sector.
The Chairman of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara, Alhaji Salisu-Isah Dangulbi, said on Monday that the state needs more security personnel to effectively address its lingering security challenges.
The Federal Ministry of Defence’s Committee on Farmers/Herders Crisis said it was partnering state governments on lasting solution to farmers/headers crises in parts of the country.
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State on Thursday announced a reward of N1 million on every illegal AK 47 rifle returned to the state government.
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara says the State Government would engage 8,500 youths as Civilian Joint Task Force members to join security agents in combating crimes in the state.