Zamfara State

More than 80 people have reportedly been abducted in separate attacks by suspected bandits in Niger and Zamfara states, highlighting the continuing threat posed by armed criminal gangs to farming communities across northern Nigeria.

A statement signed on Monday by Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Brigade Nigerian Army, Gusau, Captain Yusuf Mohammed, disclosed that the troops, operating under the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, intercepted the suspects on a Golf Wagon with registration number BMJ-143AA, during a stop-and-search operation along the Kauran Namoda–Shinkafi Road on Sunday.

Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued 10 civilians in separate operations across Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, as security forces intensify pressure on terrorist elements operating in the North-West. In Sokoto, troops engaged terrorists who ambushed them...

Operation FANSAN YAMMA troops foil a terrorist kidnap attempt in Zamfara, forcing the attackers to flee and rescuing several residents without casualties. Three kidnapped farmers abducted in Zamfara escape from a terrorist hideout in Katsina during a heavy...

Sani Yellow was killed while attempting to repel an offensive launched against his camp by local security volunteers. The bandit leader had been linked to kidnappings, cattle rustling and other violent crimes across Zamfara and the wider North-West. ...

June 24 (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Army has recorded significant operational successes across the North-West and South-East regions, rescuing kidnapped victims in Zamfara State, foiling a planned terrorist attack in Sokoto State, and neutralising three suspected members of the...

June 16, (THEWILL) — Three police officers attached to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit of the Nigeria Police Force were killed on Monday evening after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded on the Anka-Bagega highway in Zamfara State...

June 8 (THEWILL) — Armed bandits have abducted 39 elders from Magamin Diddi village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State during a reconciliation mission to foster peace and improve relations between the community and a criminal group...

May 22, (THEWILL) — The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress Elders Group has described the adoption of consensus during the party’s National Assembly primaries as the best option for promoting unity, peace, and cohesion within the...

March 05, (THEWILL) — The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the conduct of ward, local government and state congresses in Zamfara State until further notice. The decision was conveyed in a formal notice...