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...

February 25, (THEWILL) — Residents and motorists in Zamfara State were thrown into panic on Wednesday after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded along the busy Gusau–Funtua highway, damaging a cement-laden truck and disrupting traffic, even as security...

February 21, (THEWILL) — At least 50 people were killed, while several women and children were abducted after heavily armed gunmen carried out coordinated overnight raids on rural communities in Zamfara State, unleashing hours of violence that left villages...

February 16, (THEWILL) — Police authorities in Zamfara State have confirmed that no fewer than 11 suspected bandits were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated while they were allegedly transporting it for an attack. The incident occurred near...

January 21, (THEWILL) — Six security personnel, including five soldiers and one police officer, have been killed in a deadly ambush on troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY) along the Bingi–Kekun Waje–Gusau Road in Zamfara State. The incident...

January 09, (THEWILL) — The Northern Elders Progressive Development Group has dismissed allegations by the Zamfara State Government linking the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, to the intimidation of opposition figures. The group, through its Chairman, Yusuf...

December 28, (THEWILL) — A Zamfara-based civil society organisation, Zamfara State Development Group (ZSDG), has distributed food items and toiletries to families displaced by recent bandit attacks at selected Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Gusau, the state...

December 28, (THEWILL) - Panic gripped travellers and residents on Saturday, December 27, 2025, following multiple explosions suspected to have been caused by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the Dansadau–Magami highway in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Eyewitnesses...