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Governor Dauda Lawal, on Tuesday, mourned the death of Guards of the Community Protection Guards in an ambush in the Tsafe area of Zamfara State. A group of bandits ambushed the security personnel on Monday at a checkpoint on the outskirts of the Tsafe local government area. Governor Lawal, in a statement by his spokesperson, […]
At least eight members of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guards (CPG), also known as Askarawa, and a commercial driver have been killed by bandits in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Multiple sources confirmed that the bandits attacked the CPG personnel at a joint security post, located just a few metres from Tsafe […]
In a devastating attack, gunmen suspected to be bandits struck Karfen Sarki Village in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing seven people, including five members of the recently established state community guards and two local farmers. The Sole Administrator of Gudu LGA, Hon. Umar Maikano Balle, confirmed the tragic incident on Tuesday. According […]
In a remarkable display of solidarity and commitment to combating insecurity, a coalition of Northern Governors, including those from Zamfara, Kano, Plateau, Bauchi, and others, converged in Sokoto to attend the unveiling of the Sokoto State Community Guards Corps (SSCGC). The event, held at the prestigious Giginya Memorial Stadium, witnessed a significant gathering of political […]
Former Zamfara State Governor Senator Ahmed Sani, Yariman Bakura, has strongly condemned the recent killing of the Chairman of the Gusau Local Government Ulama Council of JIBWIS, Imam Abubakar Hassan Mada, by unidentified terrorists. He described the act as un-Islamic and barbaric, comparing it to the Jahiliyya period when human life was not valued. Yariman […]
At least ten suspected members of the Vigilante Group were arrested over the unfortunate killing of an Islamic Scholar in Zamfara. Sheikh Abubakar Hassan Mada was extrajudicially murdered by a suspected group of Vigilantes in Mada town, Gusau local government, on Tuesday. A statement by the spokesperson of the Zamfara Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, disclosed […]
Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, CON, has raised objections to the claims made by the Zamfara State Government regarding the death of his associate, Alhaji Magaji Lawali. While acknowledging the announcement of a comprehensive investigation by the Zamfara State Government, Senator Marafa rebuffs the assertion that Lawali died during a confrontation or skirmish involving various groups […]
Tensions surged in Zamfara State following the alleged murder of Magaji Lawal, a political ally of Senator Kabir Marafa, reportedly by members of the newly established Community Protection Guards (CPG). Lawal was reportedly summoned to the CPG’s office in Tsafe town over suspicions of collaboration with bandits. Senator Marafa, speaking after Lawal’s funeral, stated that […]