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Emir of Argungu in Kebbi state Alhaji Samaila Mera has urged the judiciary to be fair and just in deciding cases between herdsmen and farmers in order to arrest banditry …
Zamfara: Injustice breeding banditry – Emir of Argungu Read MoreThe Chairman, Zamfara State Council of Chiefs, Attahiru Ahmad, has apologised to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) over its recent allegations that innocent citizens were killed in the state during …
Zamfara emirs apologise to NAF, say air strikes killed innocents ‘mistakenly’ Read MoreContrary to allegations by Emirs in Zamfara state, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said it conduct series of intelligence before striking any identified locations and never used bombs in …
NAF to Emirs: We didn’t kill innocent citizens, use bombs in Zamfara Read MoreThe Nigerian Air Force has on Saturday, April 13, destroyed some logistics stores belonging to bandits within Kagara forest in Zamfara state. A statement by the director of public relations …
NAF descends on bandits’ camp in Zamfara, kills 4 Read MoreFolks conversant with the war against insurgency and banditry in Nigeria know the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has firmly positioned itself within the professional context of defending the territorial integrity …
Clarifying Zamfara bombing controversy Read MoreIssues of rising wave of insecurity in Nigeria came to fore on the floor of the Senate Wednesday eliciting strong condemnations from lawmakers. At the session, lawmakers were told the …
22,000 widows, 44,000 orphans now in Zamfara – Marafa Read MoreAs the Nigerian Air Force Tuesday launched Operation ‘Tsaftan Daji’ in North west, the federal government has said highly placed traditional rulers in the north are behind the spate of killings …
As NAF launches Operation ‘Tsaftan Daji’ in N/West: FG says highly placed monarchs behind killings Read MoreA coalition of civil society groups has put the blamed the insecurity in Zamfara state on the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, rather than Governor Abdulazzi Yari. The coalition …
Zamfara banditry: CSOs heap blames on Defence Chief, defend Yari Read MorePresident Muhammadu Buhari has reassured Nigerians that ending banditry remains a key priority of his administration and he would do whatever it takes to ensure the country’s security system confronts …
Banditry: Buhari reacts to Zamfara killings, kidnappings Read MoreIndigenes of Zamfara, resident in Abuja, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently intervene and stop the killings and kidnappings currently going on in the state. The indigenes, who …
Protesters hit Abuja, demand end to killings, kidnappings in Zamfara, others Read MoreSuspected bandits have killed 16 persons in fresh attacks on Kursasa and Kurya villages of Shinkafi local government area of Zamfara state. A resident of Kursasa village identified as Usman …
Bandits kill 16 in fresh Zamfara attacks Read MoreBarely 72 hours after the deadly attack on some communities in Zamfara state by bandits, the hoodlums again struck Sunday killing 20 persons, mostly members of the Civilian Joint Task …
20 killed in fresh Zamfara bandits’ attack Read MoreNo fewer than 30 members of Civilian Joint Tasks Force (CJTF) in Zamafara state were killed by a group of unknown gunmen at Kwaren Shikafi village in Shinkafi local government …
How bandits killed 30 civilian JTF in Zamfara –Resident Read MoreWining the hearts and minds of the populace is critical in solving internal security challenges in the country, the Chief of Army Staff , Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said. He …
Winning people’s minds critical to curbing insecurity – Buratai Read MoreSection II of the 1999 constitution states: The security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of the government. Any government that cannot guarantee security does it …
Insecurity: Is govt winning the war? Read MoreChief of Air Staff, Sadiq Abubakar, has said that no fewer than 150 Special Forces would be deployed to assist in restoring security in troubled areas in Taraba state. Abubakar, …
Insecurity: NAF to deploy 150 troops to Taraba Read MoreZamfara state Police Commissioner, Mr. Kenneth Ebrimson, yesterday inaugurated the newly elected executives of the state Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) under the chairmanship of Alh. Bello Rankande Gamji at …
Zamfara CP inaugurates PCRC state executive Read MoreThe Nigeria Rescue Mission (NRM), national chairman, Senator Saidu Muhammed Dansadau, has attributed incessant killings and destruction of lives and properties in Zamfara state to alleged failed government of …
Zamfara killings: Yari has failed in his constitutional responsibilities – Dansadau Read MoreWhat do you make of the cycle of dastardly killings that has held sway in the country especially in the northeast, worsening insecurity in the country and heightening fears and …
Insecurity: Nigerians must come together and fight insurgents – Gulak Read MorePresident Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the release of $1 billion for the procurement of military equipment to fight Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east and unrest in some parts of …
Insecurity: Buhari okays $1bn for military equipment Read MoreFollowing the brutal murder of residents in some communities in Zamfara State, the Senate recently constituted an Ad-hoc Committee to investigate the growing threat that has claimed lives and displaced …
Zamfara killings: Senate’s bowel-turning discovery Read MoreThe Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has called on the federal government to immediate imposition of state of emergency on Zamfara State because of the insecurity situation in the state. …
CNG urges state of emergency in Zamfara Read MoreGusau Zamfara State governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, has stated that insecurity has retarded positive development in the state as business activities are almost at a standstill. The governor also lamented …
Insecurity hampering Zamfara devt– Yari Read MoreThe clamour for establishment of state owned police outfits as a way of decentralising the over centralised Nigeria security architecture, which to many, has failed in tackling the security challenges …
Insecurity: State Police, the needed architectural therapy? Read MoreGusau Nigeria former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu Bunu, and hundreds of his supporters, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress …
Ex-Ambassador defects from PDP in Zamfara Read More