Zamfara State

Maikudi made the call during an interview with journalists at her office in Gusau on Thursday.

The party Governorship candidate in the state, Alhaji Sani Abdullahi, made the allegation in an interview with newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday.

The Zamfara State Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday said that two major fire incidents, which occurred early this year destroyed houses worth millions of naira in Gusau.

Malam Sanusi Kwatarkwashi, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency stated this on Monday while disbursing the money to the victims in Gusau.

The new Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Usman Belel, has pledged to adhere to professionalism in discharging his responsibilities.

The Zamfara State chapter of the Inter Party Advisory Committee has opposed the call for the declaration of emergency rule in the state, describing the move as retrogressive.

The Zamfara State Government has banned the transportation of firewoods to neighbouring states, saying it is causing desertification in the state.

Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State on Thursday in Abuja updated President Muhammadu Buhari on security development in the state.

Pastor Yohanna Buru, President of Peace Revival and Reconciliation Foundation of Nigeria, has urged the Federal Government to open dialogue with bandits terrorising communities in Zamfara and Kaduna States.

The Jama’atu Nasril Islam on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction with the efforts being made to stamp out banditry in Zamfara State, saying government must move beyond mere condemnation to action.

The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested 12 suspects in connection with the kidnapping of twin sisters in Dauran Village in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

The Zamfara State Government has donated N8.5 million to families of deceased and injured Nigerien soldiers during an ambush by bandits during a joint operation by the Nigeria Army and Nigerien soldiers at Dumburum forest in Zurmi Local…

The Nigerian Air Force said the Air Task Force of Operation DIRAN MIKIYA successfully neutralised an armed bandits hideout at a compound West of Tsamari in Birnin Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Top prominent human rights organisations and individuals, led by Femi Falana (SAN), have asked the Federal Government to end the killings in Zamfara State.

The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has described the killings in Zamfara State as barbaric, unacceptable and called on the security agencies to swiftly devise a strategy to put an end to the ugly situation.

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.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday on telephone conversation with Emir of Maradun in Zamfara, Alhaji Garba Tambari, expressed sadness over the loss of lives and destruction of property following the banditry attacks.

The Federal Government says the persistent attacks on residents of Zamfara State by bandits will affect food security in the country.

The Acting Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji, has expressed concern over the resurgence of banditry in the state, saying the state Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, will soon be in the country.