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  • Police Arrest Suspected Armed Robbers, Recover Three Cars In Katsina

    . Police Arrest Suspected Armed Robbers, Recover Three Cars In Katsina

     The Katsina State Police Command has arrested three suspects involved in separate incidents of armed robbery and car theft in Katsina.According to the Command’s spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, one of the suspects, 45-year-old Sabi’u Musa, was arrested on May 1st, 2024, in connection with a case of armed robbery and car theft.He said,
  • Ex-Katsina Governor Ibrahim Shema Dumps PDP, Defects To APC

    . Ex-Katsina Governor Ibrahim Shema Dumps PDP, Defects To APC

     The former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).Mr Shema was the state governor between 2007 and 2015, under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).The former governor was registered at the Shema Ward party office, Dutsin-ma local government area, and was issued an APC membership card b
  • Nigerian Army Kill Terrorists in Fierce Gun Battle, Rescue Kidnap Victims in Katsina & Plateau

    . Nigerian Army Kill Terrorists in Fierce Gun Battle, Rescue Kidnap Victims in Katsina & Plateau

     The Nigerian Army troops, in separate operations, have neutralised terrorists in Katsina and rescued two kidnap victims in Plateau State.A statement by the Nigerian Army on its official X handle (formerly Twitter), said troops in conjunction with a team from the Nigeria Police and Katsina State Community Watch Corps, engaged terrorists at Danmusa
  • 55-yr-Old Man, Ahmadu Usman Arrested In Katsina For Culpable Homicide In Botched Delivery

    . 55-yr-Old Man, Ahmadu Usman Arrested In Katsina For Culpable Homicide In Botched Delivery

     [size=10pt] File photo [/size] The Katsina State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has apprehended a 55-year-old man, Ahmadu Usman, from Farfari village, Batagarawa LGA, Katsina, in connection with a suspected case of culpable homicide.According to the command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the incident occurred on April 1, 202
  • Police Foils Cable Theft, Arrest One Suspect In Katsina

    . Police Foils Cable Theft, Arrest One Suspect In Katsina

     The Katsina State Police Command in collaboration with vigilante members, have arrested a suspect, Urwatu Habibu, of Kofar Guga Quarters, Katsina, for vandalising and stealing armoured cables.According to ASP Abubakar Aliyu Sadiq, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, the 20-year-old suspect popularly referred to as “Dandamaso”, was arrest
  • Governor Radda of Katsina Pardons 222 Inmates To Mark This Year's Eid-el-fitr Celebration

    . Governor Radda of Katsina Pardons 222 Inmates To Mark This Year's Eid-el-fitr Celebration

     Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has secured the release of 222 inmates from various correctional facilities in the state by settling their fines.This is according to a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed on Tuesday in Katsina.He said the decision was part of the compassionate move to bring happiness to the inm
  • NSCDC Foils Bandit Kidnapping Attempt At Federal Government Grain Reserve In Katsina

    . NSCDC Foils Bandit Kidnapping Attempt At Federal Government Grain Reserve In Katsina

     In a swift and decisive operation, operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) successfully thwarted an attempted kidnapping of Alhaji Lawal Shittu Yar’Adua, the manager of the Federal Government Special Grains Reserve in Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State.The NSCDC spokesperson in the state, DSC Buhari Hamisu
  • Two Suspects Arrested By NSCDC For Electricity Wire Theft In Katsina

    . Two Suspects Arrested By NSCDC For Electricity Wire Theft In Katsina

     The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested two suspects for vandalising and stealing electricity wires at Kusa Junction, Jibia Road, Katsina.The two suspects, Ibrahim Rabiu, 27, and Wada Tanimu, 25, both from Daddara village in Jibia Local Government Area, were paraded at the Katsina NSCDC Comman
  • How Bandits Kill 2 Persons, Abduct Woman, Daughter During Ramadan Prayers In Katsina

    . How Bandits Kill 2 Persons, Abduct Woman, Daughter During Ramadan Prayers In Katsina

     Chairman of Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, Musa Faskari, has confirmed the killing of two worshippers observing Ramadan prayers at Mairua community of the council.Faskari, in an interview with BBC Hausa Service monitored by Vanguard, said the attack happened during Tarawih prayers Saturday night.He said: “The assailants stormed
  • Bandits Shoot Politician Dead During Ramadan Prayers, Abduct Wife, Daughters In Katsina

    .. Bandits Shoot Politician Dead During Ramadan Prayers, Abduct Wife, Daughters In Katsina

     Tragedy struck on Saturday night as bandits launched a deadly assault on worshippers observing Ramadan prayers in Mairuwa village, located in the Faskari local government area of Katsina State.According to reports, several worshippers fell victim to the attack, with at least two individuals losing their lives while another sustained critical injur
  • PHOTOS: How Bandits Kill Driver, Shoot Two Others In Katsina

    . PHOTOS: How Bandits Kill Driver, Shoot Two Others In Katsina

     A commercial driver and two others have been killed by bandits in Katsina State.Security analyst and counter insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, who disclosed this on Thursday, March 21, 2024, said the armed bandits intercepted the drivers along the road in Dutsin-ma, near the Federal University Permanent site in Katsina.The bandits attempted to k
  • Nigerian Troops Rescue 10 Women, Six Minors From Captivity In Katsina

    . Nigerian Troops Rescue 10 Women, Six Minors From Captivity In Katsina

     Troops from Combat Team 3 stationed in Maraban Maigora in Katsina State on Monday rescued 10 women and six minors who were kidnapped by bandits on February 3, 2024.A reliable source from the military said the victims were rescued during a routine patrol at Rimi community after being held by their abductors for 46 days. “The rescued victims were
  • Police Place N50m Bounty on 2 Notorious bandits Terrorizing Katsina Community

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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 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

    . "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

    . '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

    . 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

    . 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

    . 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 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

    . 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

    . 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

    .. 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

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