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Since Dec. 11, 2020, when over 300 students were abducted from a boarding school in Kankara, Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria, there has hardly been a three-month gap before another mass abduction from one state to the other within the region. These include Kaduna, Katsina, Niger, Zamfara, and Kebbi states. These abductions continue to persist despite …
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The government of Zamfara, a state in northwest Nigeria, has received eight victims of kidnapping from armed groups terrorising the region. This was announced to newsmen on Friday by AbdulMalik Saidu Maibiredi, Media Assistant to the governor. The eight former kidnapees are male residents of Maru and Bungudu, and were received from the Dansadu Forest …
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Dogo Gide, a notorious leader of a violent armed group in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria says attacks on communities by armed groups will continue so long as the military continues to conduct air raids on his hideout. In August, the Nigerian military intensified air attacks in Zamfara and neighbouring state of Katsina, where armed bands …
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Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mattawalle has tasked locals to be security conscious and vigilant in the face of growing threats from both religious and non religious terrorism in the state. The Governor made this known while receiving Sallah homage led by Talata Mafara, Bakura, Maradun and Gusau Emirate Councils on Thursday. “We need to look …
Read MoreThe Governor of Zamfara State, Mr Bello Matawalle, has urged traditional rulers to provide intelligence for security personnel to deal with the security challenges in their communities. The governor gave the charge when he received traditional rulers in the state who came to pay him sallah homage. “Royal fathers have a great role to play …
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The police in Katsina State have arrested two female nurses over the alleged theft and sale of a newborn baby in a private clinic. The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Katsina State, Gambo Isah, in a statement explained that the suspects stole the baby at Okomos Clinic, Kofar Kaura Quarters, Katsina. Isah …
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Youth in Diboni Village of Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Monday intercepted and lynched a Niger Republic national suspected to be an arms supplier to armed gang’s terrorising communities in the Northwest on his way to Zamfara State. The suspect was killed and thrown into a river after he sought the assistance …
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Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Governor of Sokoto State, has stressed the need for increased military presence, synergy among security agencies and cooperation among states and neighbouring countries to fight banditry in Nigeria’s Northwest region. The region has been a hotbed of terrorism and criminal activities fuelled by armed gangs, recently gaining support from jihadists, who …
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The Department of State Services (DSS) is aware of the presence of Jihadi elements from Far Burkina, Mali, Niger and Libya in Nigeria’s Northwest region seeking alliances with armed groups, the Director-General, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, has said. Bichi was represented by Dr Hakeem Adebola, an Assistant Director with the agency at a conference organised by …
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In a twist of fate, suspected Jihadist terror groups from Maradi in Niger Republic invade the hideouts of armed groups in Northwest Nigeria through Dumburum Forest in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, disarm them, rustle their stolen animals and re-loot other valuable items in their possession, sources said. The visiting terrorists, according to …
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The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle said armed groups residing in the state travel to other parts of northwest Nigeria to carry out violent attacks. The Governor said armed groups use the forests in Zamfara to stage terror attacks in other parts of the region, especially in states that are not receptive to non-military …
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What seemed to be a community crisis in Zamfara has gradually become a regional menace which has spread to Katsina, Kaduna and Sokoto states and earned Zamfara the nickname of Sambisa of the NorthWest. Since the beginning of the crisis, the states have employed different approaches of military action and dialogue to end the problem. …
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