There’s darkness in Zamfara, Okorocha blows hot

Farmers in Zamfara fear looming food scarcity as insecurity persists

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Police kill two bandits, arrest thirty suspects, rescue nine kidnap victims in Zamfara

What I saw in Zamfara is insurgency not banditry - Sheik Gumi

Robbery, kidnapping attempt foiled in Zamfara, 14 motorcycles recovered

Zamfara Abduction: Air, ground troops to be deployed to the forest - Police

Zamfara abduction: We have all it takes to tackle banditry, kidnapping - President Buhari

Buhari declares Zamfara 'No Fly Zone', bans all mining activities

Zamfara politicians fault declaration of Zamfara as 'No Flight Zone

Teen bandits are terrorising Zamfara, Governor Matwalle reveals

Dozens have been killed in a series of raids on communities in Zamfara State, in north-western Nigeria. The region has seen a worrying spike in attacks from gunmen recently. Our correspondent Sam Olukoya tells us more. Also, France is defending the military takeover in Chad in the wake of the president's battlefield death, but the country's opposition says that current arrangements are dangerously fragile. And Ivorians are doing more of their shopping online. By 2025, e-commerce is expected to account for 10 percent of all sales. Our correspondents meet businesses profiting from the trend.

Miners in Zamfara state say they are also victims of frequent attacks by the bandits who ravage communities in the state.