Tag: Zamfara
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Zamfara to operate 3 empowerment centers for IDPs training
Troubled Zamfara has established three empowerment centres for the training of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in various skills. “The empowerment centres have been handed over to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,’’ the commissioner, Hajiya Fa’ika Ahmad, told newsmen in Gusau on Monday. She said one centre was located in each…
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Zamfara gets 4 additional ministries, commissioners
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has approved the establishment of four additional ministries and assigned portfolio to newly appointed commissioners in the state. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Kabiru Balarabe, in Gusau on Monday. According to Balarabe, the four ministries include; Ministry of Forestry and Livestock…
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Assembly suspends 2 Zamfara lawmakers for aiding banditry
The Zamfara House of Assembly has suspended two of its members, Yusuf Muhammad (APC-Anka) and Ibrahim Tukur (APC-Bakura) for allegedly aiding banditry in the state. This followed the adoption of a motion by Yusuf Kanoma (APC- Maru North) at Tuesday’s plenary in Gusau. Speaking on the motion, Kanoma urged the house to suspend the lawmakers…
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Banditry: Matawalle cautions journalists on crisis reporting
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, on Friday in Gusau, cautioned journalists against reeling out unverified information on the security situation in the state. The governor specifically cautioned journalists, especially social media influencers, against reeling out unverified figures and sensitive information, capable of fueling the already tensed situation in the state. Matawalle spoke at the close…
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Police rescue 8 kidnapped persons in Zamfara
The police command in Zamfara has rescued eight kidnapped persons from bandits in Bungudu Local Governments Area (LGA) of the state. This is contained in a statement by the command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Muhammad Shehu in Gusau on Tuesday. “The police command in Zamfara, in its determination to protect lives and property…
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Zamfara: Army, Police synergise on anti-banditry fight — GOC
The Nigerian Army and the Police in Zamfara have begun collaborating in the fight against banditry and restoring security in the state, the GOC, 8 Division Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Maj.-Gen. Uwem Bassey has said.Bassey, also the Force Commander, Operation Hadarin Daji, stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Zamfara Commissioner of Police,…
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Banditry: I-G re-strategising on security in Zamfara – AIG
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Usman Baba, has introduced practical strategies to end the security challenges facing Zamfara.The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Zone 10 Sokoto, Mr Ali Janga made this known on Wednesday when he visited Zamfara over recent security situation in the state.Speaking to newsmen after meeting with police officers and men at…
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Matawalle restates commitment to restoring peace in Zamfara
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara says he will not rest on his oars until peace is restored to all parts of the state. This is contained in a statement by Yusuf Idris, Director-General, Media, Public Enlightenment and Communications Government House, Gusau. According to the statement, Matawalle spoke in a statewide broadcast to the people, ahead…
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Repentant bandits surrender 203 firearm to Zamfara Govt – Commissioner
The Zamfara Government has said that repentant bandits have surrendered 203 sophisticated firearm, under the state government peace accord.The Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, Alhaji Garba Dauran, made this known to newsmen in Gusau.Dauran also said that 2,566 live ammunition, 64 magazines, two handcuffs and 887 locally fabricated Dane guns were also surrendered by…
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Child dev’t project lauds media collaboration in Zamfara
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) funded project, `Child Development Grant Project (CDGP)’, has commended media outfits in Zamfara for promoting social protection programmes in the state. Our correspondent reports that the CDGP is implemented in Zamfara state through an NGO `Save the Children International (SCI)’. The Social Protection and Inclusion Coordinator (SPIC) of…