A prominent car dealer in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara state, and four others were, on Tuesday, January 25, arraigned before a chief magistrate’s court for allegedly killing, decapitating, and eating body parts of a 9-year-old boy identified as Ahmad Yakubu Aliyu. The magistrate, Sa’adu Gurbin Bore, read the charges against them and they all pleaded not guilty. The judge then adjourned the case till February 8 2022 for mention. Earlier, the parents of the slain boy …
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Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has revealed why banditry will not end soon in the state. Speaking to state house correspondents after a meeting with President Buhari in Abuja today January 17, the governor said “I don’t think this issue of banditry will end very soon because already, some people are behind it. Some people are using it and all they need is at least to show Nigerians that both the Federal and Zamfara state governments are not serious about …
Bandits have released the wife and two daughters of a lecturer with the Federal College of Education Technical Gusau in Zamfara State, Dr. Abdurrazak Muazu. Binta Umar Jabaka and her two daughters, Maryam Abdurrazak and Hafsat Abdurrazak, were kidnapped in their house, in Mareri village, an outskirts of Gusau town at 1am in the early hours of Saturday, January 1, 2022. A family member, Mohammed Bello told Punch that the victims were released in the early hours of Monday, January 10, after payment …
It was excitement galore for 358 customers of First City Monument Bank (www.fcmb.com) after winning cash prizes at the fifth draws of the ongoing Millionaire Promo season 7, held on September 22, 2021. Two millionaires emerged from the draws, bringing the number of millionaires in this promo edition to seven. Five others had emerged since April when the Season 7 commenced. The electronic selection of winners happened virtually in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja; Uyo, capital of Akwa …
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped the Pramount ruler of Bungundu emirate in Zamfara State, HRH Hassan Attahiru The first class monarch was abducted while travelling along Abuja Kaduna highway on Tuesday, September 13. It was gathered that the gunmen opened fire on his convoy and successfully demobilized some of the vehicles. A police personnel was said to have been killed during exchange of fire with the bandits.
One of the police officers killed by bandits in Kurar Mota community, Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, has been identified as Innas. LIB reported that 13 policemen and three others were killed in the attack carried out on Sunday July 18. Facebook user, Moses Ebute took to the social media platform on Monday, July 19, to share a photo of the slain officer. “Zamfara state Bandits but why you guys just d waste innocent soul in this …