Zamfara State

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...

November 20, (THEWILL) — A Coalition of Youth Groups for Peace and Stability in Zamfara State has urged Governor Dauda Lawal to focus on governance amidst the worsening security situation in the state. The chairman of the coalition, Hon. Maidamma...

November 17, (THEWILL) — The Northern Elders Progressive Group has described the endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by citizens of Zamfara State as a timely development that reinforces confidence in the administration’s commitment to good governance. The position was...

November 10, (THEWILL) — Officials of the Community Protection Guard (CPG) in Zamfara State have intercepted a vehicle conveying sophisticated weapons allegedly meant for armed bandits operating in the area. A member of the CPG, Salisu Adamu, said the discovery...

November 02, (THEWILL) — In sacking Hon. Abubakar Gummi, a federal lawmaker representing Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency of Zamfara State in the House of Representatives last week for defecting from the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the governing...