Tag: Zamfara bandits

“I was begged to accept title” – turbaned Zamfara bandit, Aliero, opens up

Aminu Imam

A notorious bandit, Ado Aleiro, who was recently conferred with a chieftaincy title in Zamfara State, has declared that he reluctantly accepted the offer. Aleiro hit the news last week after photos of his turbaning as Sarkin Fulani, in Yantodo Emirate of Zamfara State, made the rounds online. The known bandit has been fingered for several attacks in the North-West region, including the killing of over 100 people in Kadisau village in Faskari local government area of Katsina state and his turbaning didn’t go down well with many Nigerians. Reacting…

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Zamfara: Outrage, as wanted terrorist gets traditional title

Aminu Imam

A notorious terror kingpin, on Police ‘wanted list’, Ado Aliero, has been turbaned as the Sarkin Fulani (the chief of the Fulani) of the Yandoto Emirate, in Zamfara State. By his new title, Aliero is now the leader of the Fulani clan in the entire emirate. According to reports, the turbaning ceremony was held at the palace of the Emir of Sabon-Birnin Yandoto on Saturday, and was attended by the council chairman of Tsafe LGA and the State Commissioner of Security and Home Affairs, DIG Ibrahim Mamman Tsafe (rtd). Speaking…

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Self Defence Call: Matawalle dares Defence Chief, Police, insists residents must carry guns against terrorists

Aminu Imam

Despite the reservation by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lucky Irabor, Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle have insisted that there is no going back on his directive to the State residents to acquire arms and defend themselves against bandits. Recall that yesterday, he went a step further by inaugurating four committees to implement all strategies designed by his administration to counter banditry and restore peace to the State. The committees are Intelligence Gathering on Banditry, Community Protection Guards (CPG), Prosecution of Banditry-Related Offences, and State Security Standing Panel. The Governor…

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Zamfara: Bandits sack 30 communities

Aminu Imam

….Issue quit notice to five Plateau villages The House of Representatives member representing Gummi/Bukkuyum federal constituency of Zamfara State, Suleiman Abubakar Gumi, said bandits had so far this month sacked over 30 communities in Zamfara State. Gumi stated this on Tuesday, while moving a Motion on the need for the military to send more troops to the affected areas in the State to quell the rising terrorists attacks. This is coming three days after the State Governor, Bello Matawalle, directed the State Police Commissioner to issue licences to residents to…

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‘Matawalle lacks powers to order Zamfara residents to buy guns’ – CDS Irabor

Aminu Imam

Following the directive by the Zamfara State Government to citizens of the State to bear arms to defend themselves against unstoppable banditry and terrorist attacks, the Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has said that the Attorney General of the Federation has a duty to tell Nigerians if the State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has the powers to ask citizens to bear arms. The CDS spoke on the matter at the opening of the Joint Exercise for the National Defence College and War Colleges of the Armed Forces of…

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29 abducted Zamfara wedding guests regain freedom

Aminu Imam

The twenty-nine abducted Zamfara wedding guests have regained their freedom after twelve days in captivity, a source has revealed yesterday. According to the source, they were released by their captors after payment of twenty million naira cash as ransom The bandits had earlier promised not to release them individually. The Secretary of an association to which the victims belonged in Zamfara State, Ashiru Zurmi, who confirmed their release, said, “Our members have regained their freedom today, I can confirm to you. They are currently on their way to Gusau”. He,…

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Terrorists kill 7 farmers, Imam in Zamfara

Aminu Imam

…Drop warning letter Terrorists killed no fewer than seven local farmers, including the Chief Imam of Jumuat Mosque in Faru, identified as Sani Akwala, on Saturday, at Dajin Danau, Faru village of Maradun LGA of Zamfara State. The attack came at about 12:45 p.m. when about 30 armed terrorists stormed farms located at Faru, which is less than a kilometre away from Faru township. The gang met the farmers while they were clearing bush areas at their various farmlands. Upon sighting them, some of the farmers ran for their lives.…

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Zamfara: Four kidnapped female students freed by bandits

Aminu Imam

The four female students of the College of Health Science and Technology, who were kidnapped recently by unknown gunmen in Zamfara State have regained freedom from their abductors. This was confirmed to newsmen by the Deputy Provost of the institution, Jamilu Lawali, through a press statement on Thursday night. According to the statement, the four female students were released by their abductors on Thursday at a location close to Tsafe town. He claimed that no ransom was paid in the process. “They were released this evening at a location close…

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Zamfara: Terror kingpin issues 14-day ultimatum, threatens 300 deaths

Aminu Imam

A terror leader, known as Nasanda, has threatened to avenge the death of his wife, her uncle, and aunt by killing 300 persons in the Talatan-Mafara local government area (LGA) of Zamfara State. Nasanda, who camps deep within Dumburu forest in the State, said he is giving the government 14 days to compensate him with the sum of N30 million, N10 million per person lost, after which they (government) are to punish ‘Yan Sa Kai vigilante groups and make sure they do not kill Fulanis or ‘bandits’. The terror kingpin,…

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Bandits have displaced 700,000 people in Zamfara – Govt.

Aminu Imam

The Zamfara State government said that over seven hundred thousand people are currently displaced from their homes due to banditry and are now taking refuge in various Internally-Displaced Persons (IDP) camps across the State. The State’s commissioner for information, Ibrahim Dosara, while addressing newsmen at a briefing in Kaduna State, said each of the 14 local government areas of the State currently has emergency relief desk officers shouldering the responsibilities of assisting the IDPs in their respective councils. Dosara further noted that the Humanitarian Ministry has established 8 centres to…

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