Gwari

[gwahr-ee]

noun

plural

Gwaris ,

plural

Gwari .

1. a member of an agricultural people of northeastern Nigeria.

Example Sentences

A UN source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the St Mary's children had probably been taken to the Birnin Gwari forest in nearby Kaduna state.

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Birnin Gwari, a mineral-rich agricultural hub, had seen a sharp drop in bandit violence since Kaduna state government brokered a peace agreement between bandits and residents in November last year.

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Violence erupted at an illegal mining site in Birnin Gwari district when a bandit kingpin "extorted gold from miners at gunpoint", the report said.

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The eyewitness said that one pupil was shot by the gunmen and is currently receiving medical attention at the Birnin Gwari hospital.

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An advertisement running on local television and radio stations warned people in Zamfara, Katsina and the Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna state to leave the forests in advance of a "heavy bombardment."

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