How Nigerian Troops Clear Armed Bandits Out Of Maru LGA - Col. Usman

In continuation of the concerted efforts of clearing cattle rustlers, armed bandits and kidnappers in the north western geo-political region, troops of 1 Division in conjunction with other security agencies have been making tremendous progress.

It is inline with this that troops of 223 Battalion, 1 Brigade, Nigerian Army embarked on a patrol to Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

According to the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman; During the patrol, the team encountered and engaged notorious armed bandits that have been wrecking havoc on the communities.

Fulani Herdsmen: Katsina, Zamfara to convene security meeting over attacks

Left Gov. Ibrahim Shema  of Kastina state and right, Zamfara state Governor,  Abdulaziz Yari

Gusau – As a way to fight crime and incessant attacks on the villages, Katsina State Government said it had concluded arrangement to convene a special security meeting with the neighbouring Zamfara state on the  ways forwards.

Disclosing this, Gov. Ibrahim Shema  of Kastina state, while in a meeting with his Zamfara counterpart, Gov. Abdulaziz Yari, at the Government House, Gusau, said it become imperative to find a solution to the every day attack on the people of these area that cut across the two states. Expressing the concern of the two state governments over the increasing criminal activities where large number of heavily armed hoodlums invaded villages, maimed and killed several community members.

Minister of Defence Lt. Gen. Aliyu Gusau Says He Has Not Resign

Minister of Defence Lt. Gen. Aliyu Gusau Says He Has Not Resign

Nigerian Defence minister, Lt. Gen. Aliyu Gusau, has denied the widespread reports of his resignation Wednesday, in what has deflated concerns about the implication of such an exit on the Nigerian government's effort to curtail a bloody rampage by the extremist Boko Haram sect.

Lt. Gen. Gusau said, the reports of his leaving office were untrue. "No I did not," he said in a brief text message response to a Journalists' inquiry asking if he had resigned.

His response came as the Nigerian government scrambled to dispel the reports that the minister, who was appointed barely a week ago, stepped down after an altercation with military commanders.