Zamfara State Police Command announced the arrest of Nafisa Alhaji Sani, a female suspected of collaborating with bandits, in Tsafe Local Government Area. Commissioner of Police Shehu Muhammad Dalijan stated that Nafisa confessed to her involvement during interrogation. “On February 18, 2024, at approximately 17:30, a police team acted on credible information and apprehended Nafisa […]
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Police Dispute Alleged Kidnap of 26 Passengers on Gusau-Sokoto Road
The Zamfara State Police Command has refuted claims of the abduction of 26 passengers on the Gusau-Sokoto Road. According to reports, a group of bandits blocked the road and attempted to kidnap motorists. However, the police were quick to respond and drive away the bandits, restoring normalcy to the area. Police spokesperson Yazid Abubakar clarified […]
Zamfara: Police Arrest Ex-military Officer Supplying Uniforms To Bello Turji, Others
The Nigerian Police have apprehended a former officer of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for his involvement in supplying military gear to bandits wreaking havoc in Zamfara State. Identified as Ahmed Mohammed, the dismissed officer, previously stationed at the Air Force Base in Kaduna, engaged in this illicit activity after being court-martialled following a undisclosed […]
Four Policemen Feared Dead In Zamfara Bandit Attack
Armed bandits on Monday night killed four policemen serving under Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The officers were said to have mounted a checkpoint along Bungudu-Gusau Road when the armed bandits ambushed and opened fire on them. The spokesperson for the Zamfara State Police Command, ASP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the latest attack to […]
Police Cautions Against Breach of Peace Ahead of May 29 Inauguration in Zamfara
The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, Mohammed Bunu, has warned against any act of violence or disobedience before, during, and after the inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of the new administration in the state scheduled for May 29, 2023. Bunu disclosed this during a press briefing held at the police command headquarters on Friday while […]
Zamfara: 100 Policemen Undergo Training In Crowd Management
The Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) has begun a four-day training on public order and modern crowd management for no fewer than 100 police personnel in Zamfara. Speaking at the event in Gusau on Tuesday, Mr Bashir Umar, an NPTF Programme Coordinator, said that the training would imbue young police officers with public order policing […]
Policeman Shoots Man Twice Over Disagreement In Zamfara
Anas Wada, a resident of Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, who was planning to go home after evening prayers on Sunday and hanging out with friends instead landed at a hospital where he is being treated for gunshot injuries after a policeman shot him twice over a disagreement. Read full article from the source below;
Zamfara Govt Presents Prevention Equipment To Security Agencies
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Zamfara State has presented items of Security Prevention and Protection Equipment (S-PPE) to some security agencies in the state. The Director Information of the MinistryBashir Kabiru Ahmad made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Gusau the state capital. Presenting the items to Nigeria […]
Police Arrest Fraudsters For Swindling N1 Million From Zamfara Man
Three Kano-based “fraudsters” have been arrested for defrauding a Zamfara State resident to the tune of one million naira. The suspects who hail from Kano, Kaduna and Zamfara States, were nabbed on Wednesday, according to Shehu Mohammed, spokesman for Zamfara Police Command. The trio were identified as Mohammed Ibrahim, Ibrahim Salisu, and Abdulazeez Mohammed. According […]
PDP Begs IGP, Wants Petition Transferred To Zamfara Police Command
Alhaji Muktar Lugga, Zamfara State Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called on Inspector General of Police (IGP) to transfer the petition before him against some party chieftains to Zamfara Command. Lugga made the appeal at a news conference in Gusau on Wednesday, saying that the current security situation on the road, […]