Zamfara State | Intervention

Gov Dauda Lawal’s Security Approach of Paying No Ransom to Bandits in Zamfara State

Posted By: adminon: July 11, 2026In: De-EscalationTags: Financial incentives, Gov Dauda Lawal, Zamfara State, Zamfara State Community Protection GuardsNo CommentsViews:

By Chris Kwaja Context Banditry and kidnapping have become major security challenges in Nigeria’s North-West, particularly in Zamfara State. Upon assumption in office, May 2023, Govern... Read more

Reading Gusau and Ile-Ife Flash points

Posted By: adminon: March 09, 2017In: GovernanceTags: Conflict reporting, Gusau, Ile-Ife, Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State, Zamfara StateNo CommentsViews:

Reading Gusau and Ile-Ife Flash Points Two of the headlines these past few days regarding an assault on a serving corper in Gusau in Zamfara State and inter-ethnic clashes in Ile-Ife in Osun... Read more