Tag: Zamfara State

Zamfara: NAF airstrikes flatten bandits’ enclaves, kill dozens 

Aminu Imam
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 

Aminu Imam
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 

Aminu Imam
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

Aminu Imam
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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Zamfara communities protest alleged killing of 100 persons daily by bandits

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Zamfara protest

Hundreds of angry residents from various communities in Gusau local government area of Zamfara State staged a mass protest yesterday over rising insecurity, alleging that bandits kill as many as 100 people daily across affected villages. The protesters – on foot, motorcycles, and in vehicles – brought movement in Gusau, the state capital, to a standstill for over two hours as they blocked major access roads before converging at the Zamfara Government House. They carried placards and chanted protest songs, demanding urgent government intervention to halt the killings and kidnappings…

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‘Zamfara leads, as Nigeria records 6,800 deaths, 5,400 kidnappings in 6 months’ – Report

Aminu Imam
Nigerian Insecurity2

Nigeria’s deepening security crisis has been laid bare in a new report, which recorded 5,400 kidnappings and 6,800 deaths nationwide within the first six months of 2025.  According to the report,  released by a conflict tracking organisation, Zamfara State emerged as the epicenter of the violence, topping the list of states most affected by criminal activities. The report paints a grim picture of the growing insecurity across the country, particularly in the North-West. Alongside Zamfara, other states heavily impacted include: Kaduna, Niger, Borno, and Benue, with the majority of incidents…

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Bandits kill 7 passengers, abduct others along Funtua-Tsafe road in Zamfara

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Zamfara bandits kill

At least seven passengers were killed and several others injured on Thursday evening when suspected bandits opened fire on a commercial vehicle along the Tsafe-Funtua in Zamfara state. The attack occurred around 7pm shortly before the road was scheduled to close for the day – a security measure recently implemented by the Zamfara State Government to curb recurring assaults on motorists. According to eyewitnesses, the bandits, who were on motorcycles, were crossing the road when they encountered an oncoming commercial bus and opened fire. They were riding across the road…

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