Zamorastate
4 LAS News stories tagged “Zamorastate”, newest first. Every story links its sources.
Suspected bandits set fire to home in Zamfara, killing up to twelve family members
At least eleven people, possibly twelve, were burnt to death when armed bandits locked a family inside a room and set it ablaze in Gidan Taba village, Maradun LGA, Zamfara State on Saturday night.
LAS News Desk · 9 Nov 2026, 06:39 WAT · 4 sources
Bandits set fire to room, killing 12 family members and abducting residents in Zamfara
Armed bandits attacked Gidan Taba village in Zamfara State on Saturday night, burning a room that held 12 members of Mallam Muhammadu Sani’s family and kidnapping an unknown number of other locals. The victims were buried on Sunday following Islamic rites.
LAS News Desk · 8 Nov 2026, 16:16 WAT · 4 sources
Zamfara police detain 22‑year‑old after viral video urging attacks on Christians
The Nigeria Police Force arrested Umar Ibrahim Gandi Maradun, 22, from Zamfara State following a widely shared video in which he appeared to call for armed assaults on Christians in Enugu and Plateau states, prompting a police investigation and condemnation from religious groups.
LAS News Desk · 27 Oct 2026, 20:12 WAT · 3 sources
Eight Zamfara legislators rejoin APC after Tinubu‑Matawalle mediation
Eight Zamfara State Assembly members who had resigned from the All Progressives Congress rejoined the party following mediation by President Bola Tinubu and Minister of State for Defence Bello Matawalle, who then presented each of them with a vehicle to aid their political work.
LAS News Desk · 26 Oct 2026, 18:15 WAT · 5 sources