zamfara state

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Local News

BREAKING: Bandits Strike Inside mosque, abduct worshippers

VAM News September 2, 2022 0 Comment

Bandits on Friday abducted dozens of worshippers from a Jumuat Mosque in Zugu community of Gummi local government area of Zamfara state. Residents said the armed men hid their guns inside their clothes and...

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Local News

JUST IN: Atiku Abubakar is dead

VAM News August 29, 2022 0 Comment

Dismissed Zamfara Emir Abubakar Atiku is dead Former Emir of Zurmi in Zamfara State, Abubakar Atiku, who was dethroned on April 27, 2021, for allegedly aiding banditry in his emirate has died in Dubai,...

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Local News

Government Bans Motorcycles, Directs Shoot At Sight

VAM News August 16, 2022 0 Comment

On Monday, Zamfara State Governor Bello Mattawale banned motorcycle riding from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. in Gusau. He directed the security personnel to shoot at sight anyone found violating the new order. The...

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National

2022 Amirul Hajj: Matawalle appoints Zamfara Speaker

Akanji Philip June 13, 2022 0 Comment

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has approved the appointment of State House of Assembly Speaker, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya, as Amirul Hajj (leader of Hajj pilgrims) of the state for the 2022 Hajj. ...

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Metro plus

Bandit Who Burnt Woman Alive Shot Dead In Zamfara

VAM News October 26, 2021 0 Comment

A notorious bandit and cattle rustling kingpin, Damina has been shot dead during a clash with a group led by Dogo Gide in Zamfara State. Damina who reportedly burnt a woman alive during one...

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Crime Education Local News

4 Recent Kidnap Victims In Nigeria Including Two NYSC Members

VAM News October 22, 2021 0 Comment

Two prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps from Benue State and two others have been kidnapped in Zamfara State. The four victims were reportedly abducted on Tuesday at the Tsafe Local Government...

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Local News

MSF Staff Nurse, Two Others Killed As Bandits Attack Commercial Vehicle In Zamfara

VAM News October 6, 2021 0 Comment

Bandits killed a staff nurse, Hassan Mohammad of the Medical charity, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Border in Zamfara State. It was gathered that Hassan, 37, and two other passengers...

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Local News

Governor Matawalle Reveals Why Zamfara Backed Out Of Dialogue With Bandits

VAM News September 17, 2021 0 Comment

Governor of Zamfara, Bello Matawalle has revealed why the state government backed out of dialogue with bandits. According to the governor, the state reversed the decision to dialogue with bandits because the government was...

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Metro plus

Bandits Capture Nigerian Military Base In Zamfara; 12 Officers Pay Supreme Price

VAM News September 13, 2021 0 Comment

Armed bandits have reportedly overrun a Nigerian military base in Mutumji, Dansadau, about 80 kilometres south of Gusau, the Zamfara state capital. According to Peoples Gazette, military sources revealed that the bandits struck the...

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Local News

Breaking: Bandits beg for dialogue in Zamfara

VAM News September 11, 2021 0 Comment

Pounded by the military from the air and land, with many camps destroyed and many gunmen neutralised and arrested, Zamfara bandits are now suing for peace. They want to dialogue with the government and...