Tag: Zamfara

Bandit leader, Turji on the run, as military raids camp, kills son 

Aminu Imam
Turji on the run

Combined ground and air troops under ‘Operation Fansan Yanma’, have escalated their offensive against the notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji in Zamfara State. Recent coordinated military strikes have dismantled key hideouts in Fakai, a stronghold in Shinkafi local government area, where Turji and his associates have long operated. This comes after a series of successful missions that resulted in the destruction of multiple bandit camps in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Among the camps targeted were Zangon Dan Gwandi, Zangon Tsaika, Zangon Kagara, and a school…

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“Turji’s threat to destroy Zamfara, affront on Army” – APC chieftain

Aminu Imam
APC chieftain2

A threat by bandit leader, Bello Turji to destroy Zamfara State if his associate, Baka Burgi, is arrested by the military, is not released before end of  December, has been described as a direct affront to the Nigerian Army. An APC chieftain in the State, Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, expressed this sentiment while addressing newsmen at his residence in Gusau,  the state capital,  at the weekend. Recall that the Nigerian Army apprehended top bandit leader, Bako Wurgi (a.k.a Baka Na-Garba) on December 14. Wurgi is suspected of involvement in the…

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Zamfara: Bandits invade community, abduct over 50

Aminu Imam
Zamfara Bandits

Gunmen, suspected to be bandits terrorising Nigerias north-west region, have again unleashed terror on residents of Zamfara State. At least fifty persons were abducted when the rampaging bandits attacked Gidan-Goga, in Maradun local government area of the State. According to a resident, the armed non-State actors abducted over 50 women and children during the attack on Kakin Dawa village. The enclave was invaded at about 1:30 am on Sunday with the bandits bearing sophisticated arm, a local told newsmen. It was gathered that the bandits abducted  the victims, which included…

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Zamfara: Bandit kingpins, Sani Black, Kachalla Makore killed

Aminu Imam
Zamfara bandit kingpins

Two bandit kingpins, Sani Black and Kachalla Makore have been confirmed killed in Zamfara State. The two bandits were responsible for banditry attacks in ?ansadau districts and environs as well as other parts of the Maru local government area of the State. Confirming the killing, the Senior Special Adviser to Zamfara State Governor on Media and Communications, Mustapha Jafaru ?aura, said Sani Blalck was killed on Sunday at ?ar-Tasha village, while Kachalla Makore was eliminated on Tuesday at Kunkeli village, both in Maru local government area of Zamfara State. ?aura…

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Zamfara: Gov. Lawal bans all mining in State

Aminu Imam
Zamfara Gov. Lawal

Pledges support for onslaught against Turji Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has signed an Executive Order banning all forms of mining activities in the State. According to him, the order will be in force until necessary arrangements are made between the Federal and State governments on how to benefit from mining activities. The Governor, who disclosed this during a television programme yesterday, said that he doesnt have comprehensive list of miners in the State, adding that he does not know how much the Federal Government is earning from mining in…

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Zamfara: Armytroopseliminate vicious terrorist kingpin, Halilu Buzu

Aminu Imam
Zamfara bandit

Troops of the Nigeria Army have eliminated a terrorist kingpin, infamously known as Halilu Buzu, including several of his fighters in Mayanchi village, in Maru local government area of Zamfara State. The Nigerian army announced the breakthrough in a post on its official X handle yesterday. The post said that the troops launched a ferocious strike on the terrorist and his gang in a deliberate and discreetly coordinated offensive on Thursday. It said the troops took the offensive to the notorious terrorists identified crossing point in Mayanchi. According to the…

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Zamfara: Bandits block highway, abduct unspecified travellers kill 5 policemen, 3 soldiers

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Zamfara bandits

Five police officers and three soldiers were killed by bandits during a deadly ambush yesterday morning in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara State. The ambush resulted in the death of eight security personnel, including five police officers and three soldiers. According to a military source, the attack occurred as the security operatives were escorting workers of the construction company Setraco Nigeria Limited. The military source revealed that the security personnel were caught off guard when the terrorists opened fire. However, a prompt and swift response by the military prevented…

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Untouchable’ Zamfara ex-Govs. fuel illegal mining and banditry – Investigation

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Zamfara ex Govs. on illegal mining2

In Zamfara State, local officials and former governors are deeply entangled in the illegal gold mining industry, contributing to the region’s lawlessness, according to an investigation by Truth Nigeria. The vice-chairman of the Miners Association of Nigeria, Ado Adamu, disclosed that influential politicians and village chiefs facilitate illegal mining by securing federal permits under false pretenses and pressuring local miners. Despite a federal ban on mining in Zamfara to curb related violence, ex-governors have been accused of forming bogus companies to exploit the State’s resources. One former governor, now a…

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Zamfara lawmaker, ex-LG Chair, District Head nabbed over alleged kidnapping

Aminu Imam
Zamfara kidnapping

A member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Aminu Ibrahim, who represents ?auran-Namoda State constituency, is in Police custody over alleged banditry and kidnapping. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Shehu Dalijan, who confirmed the arrest of the lawmaker to newsmen, revealed also that the District Head of ?auran-Namoda, Jafaru Abdullahi Kumburki and a former chairman of the LGA, Nasiru Muhammad, are in Police custody over similar allegations. The Police Commissioner said three district heads of Danjibga, Bukkuyum and Unguwar Gyauro in Tsafe and Bukkuyum LGAs, whose names…

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Terror kingpin, Bello Turji opens up, accuses Matawalle of backing terrorism

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Bandits kingpin Turji

Terror kingpin, Bello Turji, has spoken from his hideout, accusing Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, of complicity in backing terrorism in the country. In a released video, Turji alleged that the issue of insecurity plaguing the country had the full backing of the immediate-past government of Zamfara State. According to him, he had evidence to support this claim, alleging that the past government under Matawalle was well-known to everyone in the region. He claimed that, This government has been complicit in backing terrorism. There are individuals from Shinkafi,…

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