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Police Place N50m Bounty on 2 Notorious bandits Terrorizing Katsina Community
The Katsina State Police Command have placed a N50 million bounty on suspected bandit kingpins, Modi Modi and Jan Kare.In a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, in Katsina, the police alleged that the duo were responsible for most of the terrorist attacks in the state.“ The Katsina State Police Command wish -
VIDEO: VP Kashim Shettima Leads Ministers to Visit Ex President Buhari in His Home in Katsina
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday said the Federal Government was determined to secure the lives of property of the residents of Katsina State. Shettima stated this when he led a delegation of government officials to pay a courtesy visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari in his hometown of Daura, Katsina. The VP was received upon -
Villagers Block Katsina Highway, Set Bonfire Over Bandit Attacks
Tensions escalated in Wurna village, Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State, as residents took to the streets in protest against the persistent bandit attacks plaguing their community.In a bid to draw attention to their plight, villagers set up bonfires and barricaded the Katsina-Dutsinma highway on Friday, disrupting the flow of traffic and -
Children Protest Over Killings Of Their Parents By Bandits For 3 Consecutive Days In Katsina
Scores of children took to the streets with sticks to protest over the killings of their parents by bandits for three consecutive days in Katsina.Bandits have reportedly launched several attacks on different villages in Katsina, including the Wurma community which was attacked for three days, without intervention from security operatives,Wurma Vil -
NDLEA Arrest Man With Drugs Hidden In Bicycle Tubes In Katsina
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Katsina State arrested a 20-year-old man, Jamilu Haruna, suspected of trafficking illicit drugs.Haruna, a native of Charanchi Local Government Area, was arrested along the Kano-Katsina Expressway, while returning from Lagos to Charanchi during a routine stop and search operation.According to ASN -
Security Operatives Raid Terrorists Hideout, Killed Over 20 Criminals In Katsina
A tragic clash occurred between security operatives and criminals in the Yar Taipa area of Birdigau ‘J’ located between Malumfashi and Kankara LGA in Katsina State, resulting in casualties on both sides. Sanusi Hassan, the Commander of the Katsina Community Watch Corps (KCWC) for Kankara LGA, along with four local vigilantes and two individual -
How Armed Bandits Kill 6 Persons, Burn Houses, Vehicles In Katsina Village
Rampaging armed bandits shot and killed six people, and injured 10 others while they also set three houses, 10 vehicles ablaze in an attack on Nasarawa village, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State on Monday evening.Katsina State Police Command confirmed the attack in a statement issued on Tuesday.The spokesperson for the state police co -
Gunmen Invade Mosque, Kill Worshippers, Abduct Several Villagers In Katsina
Armed assailants unleashed terror across Katsina State on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, attacking a mosque, homes, and leaving a trail of death and abductions in their wake.The most devastating incident occurred during Ishai prayer in Yargoje village, Kankara Local Government Area.It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the mosque, sprayin -
Nine Persons Reportedly Killed As Bandits Attack Traders In Katsina
Nine traders have been reportedly killed by bandits along Jibia/Batsari Road in Katsina State.It was gathered that the traders were returning to their community from a local market in Jibia when they ran into the gunmen around 6 p.m. on Sunday, February 11, 2024.According to Punch, the traders were being conveyed in two vehicles which the gunmen a -
"Defend Yourselves Against Attacks" - Katsina Governor, Dikko Umar Radda Tells Residents
Katsina State Governor Dikko Umar Radda has called on the state’s residents to devise means to protect themselves against attacks by bandits.Radda made the call during an extensive emergency security meeting at the Government House in Katsina on Friday, February 9, 2024.The Governor told the residents that, rather than always relying on the gove -
'Bandits Are Threatening To Attack Me' - Katsina Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda Cries Out
The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has revealed that bandits who are terrorising some parts of the state are threatening to attack him.This Day reported that the governor disclosed this on Friday, February 9, 2024, during an expanded emergency security council meeting at the Government House, adding that the bandits’ threat was based -
Customs Debunks Crushing Teenager To Death In Katsina Border
The Nigeria Customs Service has clarified a report that its operatives’ vehicle killed a teenager in the Jibia border area of Katsina last Saturday.Abdullahi Maiwada, National Public Relations Officer for Comptroller General of Customs, made this known in a statement on Monday.The service sympathised with the family of the deceased, while noting -
90-year-old Woman, Hajiya Amina And Her Granddaughter Brutally Murdered In Katsina
A 90-year-old woman, Hajiya Amina, and her 23-year-old granddaughter, Bilkisu, were gruesomely murdered in the Tudun Wada area of Daura, Katsina state. The incident occurred at the victims’ residence behind Tashar Kudu on Thursday, February 1, 2024. According to the Daily Trust, the nonagenarian was strangled while her granddaughter was sl -
Bandits Kidnap 55 Wedding Guests Escorting Bride in Katsina
Suspected bandits abducted over 55 wedding guests escorting a bride in Damari town, Sabuwa Local Government Area, Katsina StateA resident confirmed to PUNCH Online on Friday in a telephone call that the incident happened on Thursday around 9 pm.The source further informed PUNCH Online that three local security volunteers lost their lives in the ha -
Tension In Katsina As Angry Residents Burn Down Man's House And Car Over Alleged Blasphemy
Tension has gripped the capital of Katsina State following a social media post deemed offensive by some residents.The Facebook post, written in Hausa by a Christian indigene from the state, Mani Abubakar, reportedly contained derogatory comments about Islam.The alleged blasphemous statement, now deleted from Facebook, claimed that Islam had no fou -
Troops Rescue 35 Kidnap Victims, Neutralise Terrorists In Katsina
In continuation with the series of simultaneous well-coordinated clearance operations in its Areas of Operational Responsibilities in the North West which has continued to yield tremendous successes.Troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) operating in Katsina state have successfully rescued 35 kidnapped victims and -
Katsina Soldier Rescue 35 Kidnap Victims From Terrorists Camp
Soldiers in Katsina State have rescued 35 kidnap victims from terrorists camps around Batsari Local Government Area on Sunday.It was gathered that 31 out of the rescued victims were abducted a week ago in Tashar Nagulle after which the terrorists demanded N60 million as ransom.The four other victims were abducted at different times.Residents of lo -
Police Foil Kidnapping Attempt, Neutralise Bandit, Recover Machine Gun In Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command successfully thwarted a kidnapping attempt in the Dandume community, neutralizing a suspected bandit and recovering a general-purpose machine gun in the process.The operation, led by the Dandume Divisional Police Officer, DPO, and bolstered by personnel from Operations Sharan Daji and Restore Peace, unfolded on Jan -
Katsina Local Goverment Chairman, Bala Garba Tsanni Remanded Over Alleged Murder Of Village Head
A Magistrate’s Court 3 sitting in Katsina has remanded in prison custody the chairman of Batagarawa local governmentarea in Katsina state, Alhaji Bala Garba Tsanni, over alleged conspiracy, abduction and murder.The chairman and 11 others were arraigned before the court under section 59, 249 and 189 of the Katsina penal code law, accused of murde -
Bandits Kill Two Persons, Abduct 29 In Katsina
Two residents were killed while 29 others were abducted when bandits attacked Dan Alhaji and Yandaka villages in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State on Tuesday.Sources disclosed that the bandits carried out the attacks simultaneously. Details surrounding the incident were still sketchy as of yesterday. However, it was learnt that the ba -
Bandits Reportedly Kidnap Two Katsina University Students
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped two female students of Al-Qalam University, Katsina State.The victims, Habiba Ango Shantali and Maryam Abubakar Musa were abducted on their way back to school on Monday, January 15, 2024.The president of the National Association Of Niger State Students (NANISS), Comrade Gambo Idris Shehu, confirmed the -
PHOTOS: Bandits Kill Village Head, His Three Sons And Others In Katsina
Bandits have invaded Kukar Babangida town in Jibia local government area of Katsina state, killing the village head, Magaji Haruna Zaure and his three children. A resident, who spoke under condition of anonymity, says that eight other people were killed in the attack which began around 10 pm Wednesday, January 10, 2024. “Three were killed togeth -
Hisbah Destroys 850 Bottles Of Alcohol In Katsina
The Katsina State Hisbah Board, says it has destroyed about 850 bottles of different products of alcohol in Kankara Local Government Area of the state.The Hisbah Commander in the state, Dr Aminu Usman, (Abu-Ammar) disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina on Monday.According to him, he led the burning of the a -
Six Traders Killed As Terrorists Ambush Traders In Katsina
At least six traders have reportedly lost their lives on Friday, when their convoy of vehicles ran into bandits in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State.INFORMATION NIGERIA learnt that the victims were said to participate in a weekly market in the communities before they met their untimely death at the hands of the gunmen, yesterday.Accor -
Ex Pres. Buhari Expresses Concern Over Rate Of Drug Abuse In Katsina, Calls For Unity To End The Menace
Former President Muhammad Buhari has expressed concern over the rate of drug abuse in Katsina State, saying all concerned indigenes must unite to end the menace.Buhari stated this at a dialogue in Katsina, organised by a group of concerned Katsina elders, Katsina Consultative Forum (KCF), with the theme, ‘Tackling the menace of drug abuse among -
Terrorists Kill Eight Local Traders, Abduct Others In Katsina
Eight local traders returning from the Jibia weekly market were killed by terrorists around Kukar Babangida village in Katsina State on Sunday.The traders were killed when terrorists opened fire on the vehicle they were travelling in. Two others were abducted while four passengers were severely wounded by the attackers.Those wounded, Bilyaminu, Ma -
Katsina Correctional Service Recaptures Two Escaped Inmates
The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, in Katsina, has disclosed that it recaptured two awaiting trial inmates who escaped on October 17, 2023, from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in the state.Following their escape, a joint effort involving various security agencies was swiftly launched to track down the fugitives.A statement released on -
Suspected Bandits Kill Four Farmers, Kidnap Eight Others In Katsina
Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits on Saturday killed four farmers and kidnapped eight others from Nahuta village in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State.The State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the attack on Sunday in Katsina.Aliyu said the farmers were on the farms harvesting their crops when the ass -
NDLEA Burst Drug Party Organized as Wedding Reception in Katsina, Arrest Groom & 25 Others
A Groom and 25 others have been arrested after NDLEA busted another drug party organized as a wedding reception. Disclosing this on his X handle, the spokesperson of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said; ‘’Say a prayer against the demon of drugs in the lives of our youths this Sunday as @ndlea_nigeria busted another drug part -
Katsina Gov. Radda Joins Military Operation To Foil Bandits’ Attack, Rescue Abducted Civilian
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, on Saturday, joined a combined team of security personnel and military troops to foil an attack on the residents of Zakka village in Safana Local Government Area.During the joint operation, which Governor Radda witnessed, a 33-year-old man abducted by armed bandits was rescued, according to a statem
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