A team of Nigerian Air Force officers led by AVM Idi Lubo on Friday arrived Zamfara to investigate allegations that innocent citizens were recently bombarded through air strikes by NAF personnel in the state.
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The Committee investigating alleged bombardment of civilians in Zamfara by the Nigerian Air Force has commenced work.
The Nigerian Air Force on Thursday said it had set up a panel to investigate alleged killing of some civilians in Zamfara during raids on bandits camps.
The Nigerian Air Force on Wednesday said its Special Forces had “neutralised’’ two bandits in Zamfara.
The Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has donated relief materials to 5, 000 Internally Displaced Persons in Zamfara.
A total of 43 political parties are to participate in the upcoming local government council elections in Zamfara scheduled to hold on April 27, 2019.
Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara says election into the 14 local government areas will hold in spite of the security challenges facing the state.
Zamfara State Independent Electoral Commission has fixed April 27, 2019 for the conduct local government councils election in the state.
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State has ordered Security Chiefs in the state to head field operations in the fight against bandits.
The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, Celestine Okoye, has said security agents in the state will not negotiate with the bandits terrorising the people.
ASIS International, a group of Security Professionals has called on the Federal Government to arrest and prosecute any traditional ruler involved in the killings in Zamfara and other parts of the country.
The Senate has resolved to make a provision of N10 billion in the 2019 appropriation bill as intervention funds to cater for Internally Displaced Persons and other persons affected by the crises in Zamfara State.
The Nigerian Air Force says its Air Task Force on Operation DIRAN MIKIYA has recorded successes in a renewed air offensive against bandits in Zamfara and its environs.
The Miners Association of Nigeria says it will comply with the directive by the Federal Government, to suspend all mining activities in Zamfara within 48 hours.
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu on Tuesday, visited Zamfara and pledged more decisive action against bandits and kidnappers terrorising the state.
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara, has commended Nigerians over protest calling for an end to banditry and other criminal activities in the state.
The Zamfara Government has said that a total of 3,526 persons were killed by armed bandits in the state in the last five years.
The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday, launched operation “Tsaftan Daji” (Clean Forest), to flush out bandits in the North-West.
The Federal Government on Tuesday warned some traditional rulers and highly placed individuals in Zamfara against colluding with bandits in the state to perpetuate nefarious activities.
Alhaji Abubakar Bwari, Nigeria’s Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, has urged mining investors in Zamfara to obey Federal Government’s directive to vacate mining sites in the state.