Tag: killings

Bukola Saraki condemns killings in Zamfara (Punch)
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Zamfara Killings: Senate to make N10b available as intervention fund for affected communities

This decision was taken following a motion sponsored by Kabiru Marafa (APC, Zamfara Central) representing Zamfara central. At the start of plenary, Marafa was reported to have presented a motion on “the need to create an intervention fund to cater for Internally Displaced Persons and other persons affected by the activities of armed bandits in […]

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The police is deploying personnel to Zamfara to keep bandits in check (AFP)
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Pulse Explainer: Here’s all you need to know about Zamfara killings

The bandits raze markets and homes and kill villagers indiscriminately. This piece explains how Zamfara, with a population of over three million inhabitants, has become a killing field of some sort. Blood Gold Nigeria has untapped deposits of mineral resources spread across its 36 states. Some of these untapped minerals are zinc, tin and gold.  […]
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Controversy Over ABU Student’s Suicide By Ibrahim Adeyemi

“She (Aisha’s mother) has always loved her daughter and she feels she’s old enough to know what she wants. Religion has nothing, I mean nothing, to do with this. Aishat’s mother had nothing to do with Aishat converting from this to that. The mom has no problem with Aisha being a Muslim. Her mother has […]