Tag: Zamfara State

Bandits slash ransom for 85 Zamfara abductees

The bandits who kidnapped 85 people in Wanzamai village in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State have finally agreed to collect N20,000 ransom on each of the victims.…

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Families Of Kidnapped Zamfara Children Face Ransom Demand of N30 Million

The families of the abducted school children in Zamfara state are facing a daunting challenge as kidnappers demand a ransom of N30 million for their safe release.  The children were…

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Two female university students abducted in Zamfara

Bandits have abducted two female students of the Federal University, Gusau, at Sabon Gida village of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The students were abducted in the early…

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Zamfara police rescue 14 kidnap victims after 68 days in captivity

Fourteen kidnap victims who have been in bandits’ camp for 68 days have been rescued by operatives of Zamfara police command.  Spokesperson of the command, SP Mohammed Shehu, said the…

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Government are highly benefiting from our operations , says bandit kingpin

Bandit kingpin, Abu Sanni, in a documentary released yesterday by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Africa Eye said insecurity in Nigeria has become a business everyone, including the government benefits…

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Zamfara Genocide: One Killing Too Many

Concerned by the unabated mass carnage that has taken over Zamfara State in the last 7 years or thereabout with most atrocious genocide committed in 2018, and sequel to the…

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Senate to visit Zamfara, Taraba others to facilitate return of IDP’s to their homes

The Senate says it will do everything possible to ensure that Internally Displaced Persons across the country go back to their homes.     Senate President Bukola Saraki speaking today…

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Osinbajo: ‘Buhari’s visit to Benue, Zamfara will not bring back the dead’

Nigeria’s Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo has come out to defend the inability of President Muhammadu Buhari to visit troubled spots of Benue, Zamfara and Yobe states where hundreds of…

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Senate orders investigation into Zamfara killings

The senate today urged the Federal Government to direct the Nigerian Air Force to use air surveillance to identify the location of the armed bandits within the sparse forest and…

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Senate declares Zamfara state as a ‘special case’ on issues of insecurity in Nigeria

The Nigerian senate on Wednesday singled out Zamfara state as one that requires special attention given the level of insecurity of lives and properties in the state.   Senate President…

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