The Chairman of the Zamfara State Branch of the Association of Local Governments in Nigeria, Alhaji Muhammad Umar, has called for measures to curb insecurity in the state.
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Dr. Bello Matawalle, the PDP Governorship candidate in Zamfara, has said that he would focus on three key issues – security, education and health – if elected in 2019.
The Emir of Gusau, Zamfara, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, has called for collaborative measures by all stakeholders against supply of illicit drugs in order to reduce the spate of killings among youths in the state.
The Zamfara Chapter of the All Progressive Congress has shifted its governorship primaries to October 1, due to non-arrival of the election committee from the National Headquarters in Abuja.
Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara State has warned governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in the state against using insecurity to campaign against his government.
The police in Zamfara have confirmed that bandits attacked and killed six persons in the early hours of Wednesday in Badarawa village of Shinkafi Local Government area of Zamfara.
Zamfara Deputy Governor, Malam Ibrahim Wakkala, has cautioned youths in the state against any form of violence before, during and after the 2019 general elections.
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara has revealed that a total of 2,385 people were killed by armed bandits in the state from 2011 to date.
The newly-established 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Gusau, has solicited for a cordial working relationship with media practitioners in Zamfara.
The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. John Agim, says over 6000 Internally Displaced Persons have returned home in Zamfara.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted morning thunderstorm over Sokoto, Kebbi, Gusau and environs for Sunday.
The National Emergency Management Agency has donated eight trucks of relief materials to about 29,000 victims displaced by bandits in seven villages and towns in Anka Emirate, Zamfara.
The Zamfara Hajj Commission has said that 2,158 intending pilgrims from the state are to perform the 2018 Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia.
The Police Community Relations Committee has lauded the Federal Government for deploying troops to tackle killings in Zamfara being perpetrated by bandits.
AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to a statement by AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information,the deployment of the artillery EC-135 helicopter is part of efforts aimed at intensifying the fight against armed banditry in Zamfara and environs.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Muhammad Shehu, who made the confirmation to newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday said the bandits attacked the two villages on Tuesday around 10 pm.
A News Agency of Nigeria correspondent, who visited the town on Friday learnt that one person was killed during the incident, which took place on June 6.
The council’s Director in charge of Inspection and Monitoring, Anthonia Aruya, announced the closure at a news conference in Gusau on Saturday.
The recovery in Zamfara was made from repentant bandits who surrendered their weapons to the state government Committee for Peace, Reconciliation and Disarmament, headed by the Deputy Governor, Malam Ibrahim Wakkala.