Tag: Zamfara State

Zamfara: Troops rescue 48 kidnapped civilians 

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Zamfara troops rescue

Troops of Joint Task Force (JTF)’s North-West ‘Operation Fansan Yamma‘, have rescued 48 kidnapped victims following a swift response to a terrorist attack on Magami village, Ƙauran-Namoda local government area of Zamfara State, in the early hours of 26th July, 2026. According to an issued statement by Lt.-Colonel Aliyu Ɗanja, the JTF’sMedia Information Officer, the operation was launched after troops of Sector 2 received a distress call indicating that a large group of terrorists, riding about 40 motorcycles, had invaded the community. The terrorists rounded up numerous residents with the…

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DSS rescues 4 remaining kidnapped Ƙauran-Namoda students

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DSS rescues remaining kidnapped students

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), in Zamfara State have rescued the four remaining students kidnapped from the Federal Polytechnic, Ƙauran-Namoda. According to the DSS, the rescue was carried out late Wednesday through an intelligence-led operation, and that no ransom was paid. It said one of the abductors was arrested during the raid, but that the others did not survive. Recall that the students – 4 males and one female – were abducted on June 3 from their off-campus hostel in the Low-cost area of Ƙauran-Namoda town, after…

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Bandits kill 17 farmers in Zamfara

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Zamfara bandits attack

…As Amnesty Int’l slams FG over insecurity No fewer than 17 farmers have been reportedly killed by suspected bandits following an attack on farmlands in Goron-Namaye community of Maradun local government area of Zamfara State, according to Amnesty International Nigeria. The human rights organisation, which disclosed the incident in a statement posted on its verified 𝕏 handle, said the attack occurred on Friday, June 12, 2026, when armed bandits stormed farmlands in the area, killing farmers and leaving several others injured. “On Friday 12 June 2026, bandits invaded farmlands at…

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Zamfara: NAF airstrikes flatten bandits’ enclaves, kill dozens 

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Zamfara NAF airstrikes

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced a major operational success following two precision Air Interdiction missions at Turba Hill and Kachalla Dogo Sule’s Camp in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state. In an issued statement yesterday, the NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said that the airstrikes were conducted on Sunday based on credible multi-source intelligence. Ejodame explained that the strikes targeted key bandit enclaves linked to recent attacks in the North-West region, with NAF air assets deployed to degrade the criminal elements’…

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Zamfara: Bomb explosion claims lives of travellers

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Zamfara bomb explosion

An unspecified number of travellers have reportedly been killed following a suspected bomb explosion along the  Ƴar’Tasha–Ɗansadau road in the Maru LGA of Zamfara State. The state Police Command Public Relations Officer, Yazid Abubakar, who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview, stated that: “I can confirm that there was a blast in that area, but the incident just happened. I can’t tell you details yet. I will update you later”. However, efforts to reach the PPRO for further confirmation wasn’t successful, as his phone was switched-off at the time…

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Zamfara: Bandits kill 8 Civilian JTF in Tsafe LGA community 

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Zamfara bandits kill JTF

At least eight members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, (CJTF), have been reportedly killed in Ɗan-Loto village, Tsafe local government area of Zamfara State. The attack was coming barely two weeks after bandits attacked a mosque and killed five worshipers, including an Imam in the local government area. Ɗan-Loto is located in Ƴandoton-Daji, a community where the bandits killed the five worshippers on September 26,2025. According to reports, the members of the CJTF were ambushed by the bandits while responding to a distress call on the bandits’ attempt to…

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Zamfara: Military confirms killing of 5 soldiers by bandits 

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Zamfara banditry

The military forces in charge of security in the North-West, “Operation Fansan Yamma’ (OPFY), have confirmed the killing of five soldiers in an ambush along Lilo-kotorkoshi road in Gusau local government area of Zamfara State. It was gathered that the five soldiers were killed while they were escorting some traders to Gusau market last Monday. However, scores of bandits were also neutralised. In an issued statement, the OPFY spokesman in the state, Captain David Adewusi, said the troops of 1 Brigade Forward Operating Base in Lilo village of Gusau LGA…

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INEC declares Zamfara Assembly by-election inconclusive

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INEC declares3

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has declared the Ƙauran-Namoda South Constituency by-election in Zamfara State inconclusive. The Returning Officer, Professor Lawal Sa’adu of the Federal University, Gusau, announced the decision, explaining that the margin between the leading party and the runner-up was less than the total number of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collected in polling units where the election was cancelled. He noted that elections were cancelled in two registration areas in Sakajiki and Kyambarawa wards.  In Sakajiki with code 06, two polling units with 1,357 registered voters and…

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Zamfara: Bandits storm village, abduct 23 women

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Zamfara bandits

Armed bandits have abducted 23 women in Moriki town, Zurmi local government area of Zamfara State, while they were out fetching firewood. According to a report shared yesterday by security analyst Zagazola Makama via X, the incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Security sources who spoke to Makama said the victims, all residents of Moriki, were ambushed in the bush on the outskirts of the town and taken to an unknown destination. Following the abduction, troops of ‘Operation Fansan Yanma’, in collaboration with local vigilantes and other security agencies,…

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Northern Senators condemn Zamfara killings, demand justice

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Senators condemn

The Northern Senators Forum has condemned the brutal killing of at least 35 civilians in the Ƙauran-Namoda local government area of Zamfara State. In a condolence message issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the Forum Chairman, Senator AbdulAziz Yar’adua, condoled with the people of Kaura Namoda, particularly the families of victims who were murdered despite ransom payments. Yar’adua described the incident as a painful reminder of Nigeria’s deepening security challenges. He said, “We condemn this heinous act in the strongest possible terms and declare that it does not reflect the values,…

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