Zamfara Political And Security News
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President Bola Tinubu praises Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal as a “renaissance governor” during his 61st birthday. Separately, Nigerian troops report killing terrorists and seizing 793 rounds in operations in Zamfara and Kaduna, while the state’s APC holds a solidarity walk for Tinubu.
Zamfara guards parade nine suspects accused of aiding bandits
Zamfara State Community Protection Guards, known as Askarawan Zamfara, have paraded nine suspects in Gusau. The group included alleged bandits, informants, logistics suppliers, doctors accused of treating bandits and a fake legal practitioner. Retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police Shehu Dalijan, the guards’ commandant, said intelligence-led operations across Zamfara produced the arrests. H…
Security forces kill 600 bandits and rescue 2,000 hostages in Zamfara
Security forces in Zamfara killed 600 bandits and rescued 2,000 hostages during 45 major anti-bandit operations over the past year, police said. Authorities also recovered more than 3,500 cattle and 2…
Lawal inaugurates committee for Zamfara’s 30th anniversary
Zamfara State has begun preparations for celebrations marking its 30th anniversary, with the state government inaugurating an organizing committee. Deputy Governor Mani Mumuni chaired the committee’s …
‘Lawal is a renaissance governor who has brought positive change to Zamfara’ — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has praised Zamfara Governor Dauda Lawal as a “renaissance governor” while congratulating him on his birthday. Tinubu said Lawal had brought positive change to Zamfara State. The…
