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Katsina Police Arrest 13-Year-old Boy, Abdulkarim Mati Who Killed Two Suspected Bandits
[size=9pt] File photo [/size] The PUNCH reports that the police in Katsina have arrested a 13-year-old boy, Abdulkarim Mati, for killing two men suspected to be bandits.The police said the suspect, Mati was once an errand boy to a bandit leader, Ardo Nashaware, who resides in Birnin Magaji forest, Zamfara State, Punch reports.He was said to h

Police Arrest 50-Yr-Old Man, Abdulkadir For Defiling Little Girls Aged 3 And 5 In Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man, Abdulkadir Abdulkarim, for allegedly defiling two girls, aged 3 and 5 years. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, May 31, said the suspect has confessed to the crime. "On 28/05/2021 the Command succeeded in arres
Police Arrest 50-Yr-Old Man, Abdulkadir For Defiling Little Girls Aged 3 And 5 In Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man, Abdulkadir Abdulkarim, for allegedly defiling two girls, aged 3 and 5 years. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, May 31, said the suspect has confessed to the crime. "On 28/05/2021 the Command succeeded in arres

Open Grazing Of Cattles Is 'UnIslamic', Practice Should Be Discontinued Says Katsina Gov. Masri
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has described open grazing of cattle as an “unIslamic” practice that should be discontinued.Masari stated this Tuesday evening in Katsina during an interaction with newsmen.There have been heated debate on open grazing in Nigeria since the 17 Southern governors unanimously banned it their states on
Teenager, Mustapha Jibrin Arrested For molesting 11-Year-Old Girl in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested one Mustapha Jibrin, 18, who allegedly raped an 11-year-old girl in Kankara Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Gambo Isah, who paraded the suspect on Tuesday, May 25, said he has confessed to the crime while the seriously injured victim is currently receiving medical t

Man Arrested For Providing Medical Services To Armed Bandits In Katsina (PHOTO)
A 25-year-old man is currently in police net after being arrested for treating armed bandits in Katsina. He had gone to the forest to treat the wounded bandits in Katsina forest. The suspect, simply identified as Musa Shamsudin, an indigene of Kogi state but residing at Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, was paraded along with other s
Unknown Gunmen Storm Court And Abduct Judge In Katsina
A judge, Husaini Sama’ila has been reportedly abducted by gunmen at a Sharia Court in Bauren Zakat village in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. The gunmen broke into the court around 3pm on Tuesday, May 18 and abducted the judge.Katsina is one of the states most affected by terrorism and banditry in Nigeria's North-West region.

End Of The Road: Police Nab 4 Notorious Bandits Terrorizing Kankara In Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested at least four notorious bandits terrorizing Kankara and its neighborhood.Spokesman of the Katsina State Police Command, Isah Gambo on Tuesday informed newsmen of the development, saying they were arrested on Monday, around 11 am.He disclosed the identities of the arrested notorious bandits unleashing m
Police Arrest Ex-convict, Ibrahim Lawal Who Stole 273 Phones Worth N15m In Katsina (Photos)
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a notorious thief and ex-convict and recovered 273 mobile phones worth N15m from him. Spokesperson of the command, SP Gambo Isah, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday April 30, said the suspect, Ibrahim Lawal, specialises in house breaking and theft of motorcycles. "On 22/04/2021 at about

"Buhari Hasn’t Failed Us Rather He Has Tolerated Us" — Katsina State Governor, Bello Masari
Bello Masari, governor of Katsina state, says President Muhammadu Buhari has tolerated Nigerians despite the “rubbish” some people are doing.Masari, who was speaking in an interview with Television Continental (TVC), added that the president has not failed on his campaign promises.The governor said protests over the dissatisfaction with the cu
Northern Leaders’ Reprisal Threat, Southerners Live In Fear In Katsina
The threat from some northern leaders earlier this week of a likely reprisal attack on southerners residing in the North is already generating palpable fear among southerners living in Katsina State.Sources informed that the threat is causing many of the southerners to now live in perpetual fear of being attacked by angry northern mobs.In a statem

Charity Begins At Home – Omokri Blasts Tinubu For Giving Money To Katsina Fire Disaster Victims
A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has berated the national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for donating money to victims of the fire disaster which engulfed Katsina Central Market.Tinubu had on Wednesday donated the sum of N50m to victims of the fire disaster which engulfed Katsina Centr
Military Base In Katsina Suffers Heavy Bandits Attack, Many Soldiers Feared Dead
Gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked a military outpost in Marina, Safana Local Government Area of Katsina state.Katsina is the home state of incumbent Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari.According to Daily Trust, the attack was carried out on Thursday 4th March, 2020 by bandits around 1pm and the number of casaulties recorded is still not cle

Identity Of Man Busted For Stealing Valuables From His Girlfriend's Home In Katsina Revealed
Abdullahi Umar, a 31-year-old man, has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command.The man was paraded for allegedly stealing valuables from his girlfriend’s house in Katsina.The valuables included a laptop computer, caps, shoes and clothes.While being paraded, the suspect said he met his girlfriend on social media and decided to pay her a
Bandits Abduct 17 Nursing Mothers On Their Way To Wedding Ceremony In Katsina
Some dangerous gunmen who are suspected to be bandits have reportedly kidnapped as many as 17 married women in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.According to Katsina Post, the women were intercepted on Thursday on their way to a wedding ceremony. “The incident happened when the women were on their way from Unguwar Rimi village

See The Beautiful Emergency Pediatric Unit At The Federal Medical Centre, Katsina
The FG-owned Federal Medical Centre, Katsina which started out in 1986 as the State General Hospital has transformed from that status to the State-owned Medical Teaching Hospital of the Umar Musa Yar’Adua University. see pictures of its beautiful emergency pediatric unit below:

Mother Dumps Her Newborn Baby Along A Road With A Written Note In Katsina (Photos)
A mother dumped her newborn baby along a road in Daura town, Katsina state with a handwritten note pleading with whoever finds the child to take care of her. The baby girl was found inside a carton at Unguwar Amare, an outskirt of Daura Town around 1:20 AM on Friday, February 12.In the note left with the newborn, the mother also pleaded with whoev

Man, Hassan Bahago Slumps & Dies Of Heart Attack As Bandits Abduct His Two Daughters In Katsina
Elder Hassan Bahago, a Nigerian man, has sadly passed away. The man died on Thursday night when bandits attacked his house and kidnapped two of his daughters at Shagari quarters in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State.It was gathered that late Hassan, an elder with ECWA Church Funtua, suddenly suffered a heart attack, slumped and di
N30bn Pledged To Upgrade Katsina Airport - Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika Reveals
The Federal Ministry of Aviation has pledged to spend N30 billion on renovating the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport, Katsina.The Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika made the disclosure Tuesday in Katsina while fielding questions from journalists.He added that within the next one month his ministry will begin work on the establishment of a

Shocker! Vice Principal, Ibrahim Tukur Impregnates 12-Year-Old Student In Katsina
Ibrahim Tukur, a Vice Principal of a secondary school in Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State, has been arrested.He was arrested by the police for impregnating one of the students in the school.The 12-year-old girl has been delivered of a baby from the pregnancy.Tukur and other suspects were paraded at the Katsina Police Command headquarter
SAD! Beautiful Lady, Fatima Hassan Fari Dies Three Hours To Her Wedding In Katsina (Photos)
A Nigerian woman identified as Fatima Hassan Fari has died just three hours to her wedding. The tragic incident happened in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State. It was gathered that Fatima died at 7:am on Saturday, January 2, 2021, three hours to her wedding Fatiha slated at 10:am. She was buried at 2:pm same Saturday, according to Isla

Bandit Attack Katsina Community, Nine Persons kidnapped Including Secondary School Student
Some gunmen suspected to be armed bandits on Wednesday, stormed Albasun Liman Village in Sabuwa Local Government Area in Katsina State, kidnapping nine persons.It was reported that among the kidnapped persons was a student of Government Secondary School Damari in the state.According to residents of the area, the attack took place at about 12:30 am
Bandits Storm Wedding Kill Lawmaker's Uncle, Abduct Newly Weds in Katsina
On Monday, December 28, bandits killed a lawmaker’s uncle, kidnapped a newly married couple as well as 13 others in Safana local government area of Katsina State.It was gathered that the incident took place at Rumka village when the bandits stormed the village and killed Sama’ila Supa, an uncle of a lawmaker representing Safana in the State Ho

VIDEO: Katsina Billionaire, Dahiru Mangal Funds Presidential Candidate In Niger Republic
Renowned Katsina billionaire, Dahiru Mangal, has donated over a hundred campaign vehicles in support of the presidential election bid of a former minister, Mohamed Bazoum, in the Republic of Niger.In an undated video obtained by PRNigeria, the presentation of the vehicles was made in Maradi, the second-largest city in the Niger Republic which is a
Bandits Intercepts Commercial Bus, Kidnap All Passengers in Katsina
Suspected bandits have reportedly kidnapped a commercial bus carrying passengers in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State.This is coming as the state continues to face heavy attacks from bandits.According to Katsina Post, the passengers were kidnapped in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State.The media outlet could not independently a

UPDATE: Another 80 Islamic Students Abducted By Bandits Rescued In Katsina
Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of another set of 80 students from an Islamiya school in the state on Saturday night.It was learnt that the 80 students were returning from an Islamic occasion when they ran into the bandits, who had earlier kidnapped the four victims and rustled some cows.The police, however, said all the 8

Tears Of Joy As Abducted Kankara Students Reunite With Their Parents In Katsina (Photos)
Hundreds of parents wept openly on Friday when they reunited with their children who were abducted by gunmen at the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State.The parents, many of whom threw decorum to the wind, could not contain their emotions after they saw their children at the state pilgrims camp, where they were lodged.A wo
Buhari's SA,Garba Shehu Apologises For Saying Only 10 Students Were Abducted In Katsina School
Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, has apologized for incorrectly saying only 10 students were abducted by bandits from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State.It was reported how hundreds of Kankara schoolboys were abducted by bandits on Friday night, December 11, 2020, less than 24 hours af
Freed Katsina Schoolboys Recount How Bandits Tortured Them In Six Nights Of Horror
Following their release on Thursday, some of the 344 schoolboys kidnapped in Katsina State by suspected bandits who were held for six days have recounted their experiences in the den of the kidnappers.The pupils were kidnapped last Friday from the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara. Boko Haram had on Tuesday claimed responsibility for
LIAR: Buhari’s Aide Blasts Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau Over Kidnap Of Katsina Schoolboys
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, has branded Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram sect as a “terrible liar.” Ahmad made the remark in response to Shekau’s claim of abducting the students of Government Science Secondary School in Kankara area of Katsina State.The Boko Haram leader had claimed

Katsina News, Photos and Videos

Katsina Police Arrest 13-Year-old Boy, Abdulkarim Mati Who Killed Two Suspected Bandits

Police Arrest 50-Yr-Old Man, Abdulkadir For Defiling Little Girls Aged 3 And 5 In Katsina

Police Arrest 50-Yr-Old Man, Abdulkadir For Defiling Little Girls Aged 3 And 5 In Katsina

Open Grazing Of Cattles Is 'UnIslamic', Practice Should Be Discontinued Says Katsina Gov. Masri

Teenager, Mustapha Jibrin Arrested For molesting 11-Year-Old Girl in Katsina

Man Arrested For Providing Medical Services To Armed Bandits In Katsina (PHOTO)

Unknown Gunmen Storm Court And Abduct Judge In Katsina

End Of The Road: Police Nab 4 Notorious Bandits Terrorizing Kankara In Katsina

Police Arrest Ex-convict, Ibrahim Lawal Who Stole 273 Phones Worth N15m In Katsina (Photos)

"Buhari Hasn’t Failed Us Rather He Has Tolerated Us" — Katsina State Governor, Bello Masari

Northern Leaders’ Reprisal Threat, Southerners Live In Fear In Katsina

Charity Begins At Home – Omokri Blasts Tinubu For Giving Money To Katsina Fire Disaster Victims

Military Base In Katsina Suffers Heavy Bandits Attack, Many Soldiers Feared Dead

Identity Of Man Busted For Stealing Valuables From His Girlfriend's Home In Katsina Revealed

Bandits Abduct 17 Nursing Mothers On Their Way To Wedding Ceremony In Katsina

See The Beautiful Emergency Pediatric Unit At The Federal Medical Centre, Katsina

Mother Dumps Her Newborn Baby Along A Road With A Written Note In Katsina (Photos)

Man, Hassan Bahago Slumps & Dies Of Heart Attack As Bandits Abduct His Two Daughters In Katsina

N30bn Pledged To Upgrade Katsina Airport - Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika Reveals

Shocker! Vice Principal, Ibrahim Tukur Impregnates 12-Year-Old Student In Katsina

SAD! Beautiful Lady, Fatima Hassan Fari Dies Three Hours To Her Wedding In Katsina (Photos)

Bandit Attack Katsina Community, Nine Persons kidnapped Including Secondary School Student

Bandits Storm Wedding Kill Lawmaker's Uncle, Abduct Newly Weds in Katsina

VIDEO: Katsina Billionaire, Dahiru Mangal Funds Presidential Candidate In Niger Republic

Bandits Intercepts Commercial Bus, Kidnap All Passengers in Katsina

UPDATE: Another 80 Islamic Students Abducted By Bandits Rescued In Katsina

Tears Of Joy As Abducted Kankara Students Reunite With Their Parents In Katsina (Photos)

Buhari's SA,Garba Shehu Apologises For Saying Only 10 Students Were Abducted In Katsina School

Freed Katsina Schoolboys Recount How Bandits Tortured Them In Six Nights Of Horror

LIAR: Buhari’s Aide Blasts Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau Over Kidnap Of Katsina Schoolboys

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