Zamfara State

October 30, (THEWILL) – The member representing Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency of Zamfara State in the House of Representatives, Sulaiman Abubakar Gumi, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the All Progressives Congress (APC), effective immediately. Gumi, in...

October 25, (THEWILL) - President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian troops to put an end to insecurity in Zamfara State and the North-West region of the nation. Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, conveyed the charge during his visit to...

September 23, (THEWILL) – The abducted students and staff of the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State, have regained their freedom after seven months in captivity. The victims were kidnapped during a bandit attack in the Gusau area in...

September 13, (THEWILL) – The Senator representing Kano South Senatorial District, Sulaiman Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila, has commended Nigerian troops for neutralising notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Buzu, aka Halilu Sububu, in Zamfara State. In a statement issued to newsmen on...

September 02, (THEWILL) – The two MRAPS (Mines Resistant Armored Personnel Carriers) displayed by terrorists in a video in Zamfara state were demobilised by troops after they got stuck in the swamp during a fighting operation to ensure the...

August 02, (THEWILL) – A group, Zamfara Peace Initiatives Forum (ZAPIF) has condemned an attempt to raze the Minister Of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle's residence in Guzau, Zamfara State, on Thursday. The group, in a statement by its Secretary, Alhaji...

June 10, (THEWILL) - A Coalition of Community-based Organisations in Zamfara state has urged the Zamfara state government to increase cooperation with the Federal Government in tackling security challenges in the State. The Coalition leader and Chairman of the Zamfara...

June 05, (THEWILL) - The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a member of the State House of Assembly and a former local government chairman in connection with banditry in the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Dalijan,...

June 01, (THEWILL) - A group, Zamfara Progressive Movement for Peace and Development (ZAPPDE), has scored the government of Dauda Lawal low in the areas of security and human capital development in the state. The group, which lamented the...

April 26, (THEWILL) - At least four persons have been reported killed and six others abducted, following a simultaneous attacks on Zurmi and Maru local government arears of Zamfara State, by rampaging bandits. The bandits had besieged Zurmi...