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JUST IN: Telecommunication Services Have Been Shut Down in Buhari’s Home State, Katsina
The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, says his administration is considering the need to shut down telecoms services in some Local Government Areas as part of fresh measures to contain banditry in the state.The governor disclosed this on Monday while inaugurating a committee on monitoring and enforcement of security challenges (Containme

Ex-Zonal Director of NBC, Ahmed Abdulkadir and Daughter Abducted by Bandits in Katsina
Bandits have abducted a former Zonal Director of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ahmed Abdulkadir, his daughters and three others in an attack on Monday night in Bakori, Katsina State.A colleague of the ace broadcaster, who asked not to be named, said Mr Abdulkadir was abducted when the bandits stormed Shema quarters, a government esta
3 Suspected Bandits On Katsina Govt Payroll Arrested By Police
Three suspected bandits who claimed to have repented have been arrested by the Katsina Police Command after an attempted robbery attack.The suspects were said to have been offered employment by the Katsina State Government and were working in collaboration with the office of the Special Adviser to the state government on security in order to help

35-Year-Old Tricycle Rider Arrested While Allegedly Abducting Pupils In Katsina
A 35-year-old man who attempted to abduct two pupils of Family Support Programme Primary and Secondary School, GRA, Katsina has been arrested.The spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, DSC Mohammed Tukur, paraded the suspect on Thursday at the command’s premises.Officials of the corps, stationed in the sc
Customs Crushes 7 to Death, Injures Many Others While Chasing Rice Smuggler in Katsina
The vehicle of Nigeria Customs Service chasing rice smugglers reportedly crushed seven persons to death in Jibiya LGA of Katsina State on Monday.It was gathered that the vehicle, which rammed into a group of people by the roadside, had several others injured who are currently being attended to in a local hospital in the area.Angry mob in the area

Three Yahoo Boys, Mojeeb Olayemi, Afonja Adewale & Paul Alfred Convicted In Katsina (Photos)
Three internet fraudsters have been arraigned by the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, today August 6, before Justice Musa Danladi of the Katsina State High Court, Katsina for their involvement in fraudulent activities.The convicts, Mojeeb Olayemi and Afonja Mujeeb Adewale, were prosecuted on a one-count charge wh
Photo Of A 10-Year-Old Vigilante Member In Katsina Carrying Gun Goes Viral
A 10 year-old boy by name Bello Abdulkadir Ado has been spotted holding a gun, sparking reactions on social media. It was gathered that the teenage boy is a member of a Vigilante group in Safana local government area of Katsina State. The picture which was shared on social media generated a lot of mixed reactions as many were tagging it as child a

"I Have No Joy Governing Katsina State" – Katsina Governor, Aminu Masari Talks On Insecurity
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has said that he has no joy governing a state plagued by insecurity.Masari said the security situation in Katsina has been giving him sleepless nights.The governor made this known during an interview with DW Hausa on Friday.DAILY POST reports that this is coming less than a week after scores of armed bandits o
Police Arrest Bandit’s Wife With N2.4m In Katsina As Husband Flees
Aisha Nura, a 27-year-old housewife, has been arrested in Katsina State with N2.4m being proceeds of arms supplies to bandits. Nura, said to be the wife of a bandit, was arrested on July 25 while attempting to board a commercial motorcycle from Batsari to Nahuta village.The spokesman for Katsina police command, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the arrest

Four UNIUYO Graduates Killed in Terrible Accident on Their Way to NYSC Camp in Katsina
Some prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have lost their lives in a fatal motor accident that occurred while on their way to the orientation camp.The graduates of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State were on their way to report at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Katsina on Wednesday, when the incident occurred.F
Katsina Man Who Names His Daughter After Pre. Buhari Changes Her Name Says He Has Failed
A man in Katsina, who named her daughter after President Muhammadu Buhari, Yahuza Ibrahim, has changed her name from Buhariyya to Kauthar.He said this is because he said the president has failed to fulfil his campaign promises.In a video clip seen by PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Ibrahim, who is from Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina, said his admiration

Video: President, Buhari Treks Home From Eid Prayer Ground In Daura, Katsina State
President Muhammadu Buhari has been spotted on Tuesday trekking home.It happened after he finished observing Eid el-Kabir prayer at the Daura Eid ground in Katsina State.In a video shared by his Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, President Buhari was seen trekking for a distance with other top officers. Crowds were also seen hailing th
President Buhari's Son, Yusuf Reportedly Take Chieftaincy Title In Katsina State
President Buhari's son Yusuf is now the ''Talban Daura'' in his hometown, Daura in Katsina State.Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, posted the info on Facebook on Tuesday, July 20,2021.

AREWA YAHOO! EFCC Arrests Twenty Suspected 'Yahoo Boys' In Katsina (Photo)
No less than 20 suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested in Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State by the Kano Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.The suspects, mostly in their early twenties, were arrested after reports showed that some Internet fraudsters were perpetrating fraudulent activities around th
90 Year Old Illicit Drug Peddler, Yusuf Yarkadir Arrest By NDLEA in Katsina State
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 90-year-old man for selling drugs to youths in Rimi Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State.Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.Babafemi said the suspect, Yusuf Yarkadir

Police Officers Protest Unpaid Allowance After 7 Months Of Deployment In Katsina
Men of the Counter-Terrorism Unit of the Nigerian Police Force in Katsina State staged a peaceful protest requesting to see the governor of Katsina state, Aminu Bello Masari and the Commissioner of Police over their unpaid allowance and refusal of reposting for over 7 months, IgbereTV reports.Pleading anonymity, a police officer told newsmen that

PDP Youths In Katsina Declare War On Bandits Using Catapults (PHOTOS)
Members of Katsina State Peoples Democratic Party Social Media Organization were said to have commenced sharpening their skills in the use of locally made catapults for self defense against armed bandits.Tagged, “Operation Catapult Shoot”, the youths claimed that they embarked on the exercise in response to Governor Aminu Ballo Masari’s dire

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

Katsina News, Photos and Videos

JUST IN: Telecommunication Services Have Been Shut Down in Buhari’s Home State, Katsina

Ex-Zonal Director of NBC, Ahmed Abdulkadir and Daughter Abducted by Bandits in Katsina

3 Suspected Bandits On Katsina Govt Payroll Arrested By Police

35-Year-Old Tricycle Rider Arrested While Allegedly Abducting Pupils In Katsina

Customs Crushes 7 to Death, Injures Many Others While Chasing Rice Smuggler in Katsina

Three Yahoo Boys, Mojeeb Olayemi, Afonja Adewale & Paul Alfred Convicted In Katsina (Photos)

Photo Of A 10-Year-Old Vigilante Member In Katsina Carrying Gun Goes Viral

"I Have No Joy Governing Katsina State" – Katsina Governor, Aminu Masari Talks On Insecurity

Police Arrest Bandit’s Wife With N2.4m In Katsina As Husband Flees

Four UNIUYO Graduates Killed in Terrible Accident on Their Way to NYSC Camp in Katsina

Katsina Man Who Names His Daughter After Pre. Buhari Changes Her Name Says He Has Failed

Video: President, Buhari Treks Home From Eid Prayer Ground In Daura, Katsina State

President Buhari's Son, Yusuf Reportedly Take Chieftaincy Title In Katsina State

AREWA YAHOO! EFCC Arrests Twenty Suspected 'Yahoo Boys' In Katsina (Photo)

90 Year Old Illicit Drug Peddler, Yusuf Yarkadir Arrest By NDLEA in Katsina State

Police Officers Protest Unpaid Allowance After 7 Months Of Deployment In Katsina

PDP Youths In Katsina Declare War On Bandits Using Catapults (PHOTOS)

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

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