Once more, a group of bandits has attacked Zurmi town, the administrative center of Zurmi Local Government Area in Zamfara State, in an attempt to kidnap the Emir, Alhaji Bello Mohammed Bunu. According to Mallam Mustapha Muhammad Zurmi, a resident of the area, who spoke to NewsNow via telephone, the Emir was successfully safeguarded by security personnel who escorted him to Gusau when the bandits carried out their recent assault on the town. While no casualties or abductions were reported during the attack, it was noted that the bandits have been persistently targeting the Emir for abduction. The source revealed that the bandits had insider help, receiving crucial information about the town from informants embedded within the community. He further added, "The bandits have now relocated...

Charges have been filed by Zamfara State Government at the Magistrate Court in Gusau against the eight suspended state lawmakers. They are alleged to have unlawfully entered offices at the State House of Assembly in search of the mace to facilitate illegal plenary sessions. The case was presented before Chief Magistrate Rukubatu Aliyu Kanoma. Representatives of the State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice stated that the accused individuals forcibly gained entry into the Sergeant-at-Arms office and the Clerk's office at the House of Assembly on February 22, 2024. They reportedly took unspecified valuable items and the mace. The accused lawmakers were identified as Hon. Shamsudeen Hassan, Hon. Faruk Musa Dosara, Hon. Nasiru Abdullahi, Hon. Bashir Aliyu Gummi, Hon. Basiru Bello...