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Zamfara · ZamfaraThe Zamfara State wing of the Civil Society Organizations Network Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) has lamented the rising cases of GBV from 300 to 600 in the state. The group blamed the increase on the non-implementation of the Violence Against Person Prohibition (VAPP) law and the prosecution of offenders in the state. The CSO network made the remark during their quarterly review meeting in Gusau, the state capital, calling on the state gov…See the Story
CSO lamented rising cases of GBV in Zamfara
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Zamfara · ZamfaraHundreds of fleeing villagers of the Bini community in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara stormed Government House, Gusau, on Sunday seeking the government’s protection against bandits. The villagers, mainly women and children, said they fled their village following the withdrawal of military personnel from the area. One of them, Malam Umar Salisu, confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that they had to flee from the community followin…See the Story
Banditry: Fleeing villagers storm Zamfara Govt House for protection - Daily Trust
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Zamfara · ZamfaraHundreds of fleeing villagers of Bini community in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara stormed Government House, Gusau, on Sunday seeking government’s protection against bandits. The post Fleeing villagers storm Zamfara Government House to seek protection from bandits appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.See the Story
Fleeing villagers storm Zamfara Government House to seek protection from bandits
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Zamfara · ZamfaraThe Zamfara State Government has suspended the Commandant of the local security outfit, Community Protection Guards, CPG, Colonel Rabiu Garba (retd). This is contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mallam Abubakar Nakwadahe and made available to newsmen in Gusau, the State capital. The statement said in part, “This is to inform the general public that, Zamfara State government has suspended Colonel Rabiu Ga…See the Story
Zamfara govt suspends commandant state security outfit over allegations of poor funding
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Zamfara · ZamfaraGovernor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has announced the appointment of Major Maikano Adamu (rtd) as the Acting Commandant of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guards (CPG), effective immediately. The appointment came after the suspension of Col. Rabiu Garba Yandoto (rtd), the former CPG Commandant, by the state government. DAILY POST had reported on Thursday that the suspension was prompted by Yandoto’s remarks criticizing the state governm…See the Story
Governor Lawal appoints new commandant for Zamfara security outfit
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Zamfara · ZamfaraTwo notorious bandit kingpins, Kachala Gwande and Kachallah Madagwal, and 12 others have been killed following a confrontation involving three rival bandit groups at Kaurar Zomo village in the Kunchin Kalgo district of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. This was disclosed in post by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad. The three rival groups involved in the clash were Alhaji Tsauni, Kachallah…See the Story
Notorious bandits Kachallah, Madagwal, 12 others killed in faceoff with rival groups in Zamfara
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United States · United StatesThe Zamfara State Government has suspended Colonel Rabiu Garba (retd), the Commandant of the state’s Community Protection Guards. The suspension, effective immediately, was announced in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abubakar Nakwada, on Wednesday. The statement reads in part, “This is to inform the general public that Zamfara State Government has suspended the appointment of Colonel Rabiu Garba as state Commandant …See the Story
Zamfara govt suspends Community Protection Guards' commandant
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Military · ZamfaraTwelve terrorists were on Monday killed and their camps destroyed by the troops of the Nigerian Army in Zamfara State. Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations, in a statement on Tuesday, explained that acting on credible intelligence on the activities of the terrorists, troops conducted a targeted clearance operation to dismantle the suspected terrorists’ operational base in the town of Maru. “In a fierce gun battle w…See the Story
Troops kill 12 terrorists, destroy camp in Zamfara
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