The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Sunday confirmed the rescue of six victims earlier abducted by terrorists on Saturday night in Funtua Local Government Area of the state. The six victims were part of the 19 worshippers abducted by terrorists around 7.40 pm on Saturday from a mosque at Maigamji […]
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No fever than five passengers were confirmed killed and three others critically injured, after bandits armed with sophisticated weapons, opened fire on a vehicle passing along Yantumaki–Danmusa road in Katsina State. An eyewitness had told newsmen that the victims including the driver, were all indigenes of Gobirawa and Kaigar Malamai villages in Katsina State. Adding […]
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No fewer than 11 persons, mostly elderly women, have been kidnapped by gunmen at Shinfida Village in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. They were abducted on their way to join other residents, who had earlier ran to a refugee camp for safety after their village came under attack by a group of gunmen, […]
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Nine students have been abducted in Sakkai area of Katsina state, following an attack on the community by gunmen. The spokesman of the Katsina state police command, Isah Gambo, confirmed the incident to newsmen, on Wednesday. The students were said to be returning from the Islamiyya school in the area, when they ran into the […]
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The governor of Katsina, Aminu Masari, says declaring a state of emergency on the nation’s rising insecurity will not address the current challenges. Recall that on Tuesday, the house of representatives asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency over insecurity in Nigeria. Speaking on the development on Thursday after meeting with Ibrahim […]
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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has deployed more police officials to Katsina State where an attack on a secondary school by gunmen has left scores missing with many feared abducted. These additional “operational and investigative assets” are to support the ongoing search and rescue operations following the attack. “The deployment is sequel to […]
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Katsina state has recorded nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of cases to 30, with 29 active cases and 1 death Of the nine fresh confirmed cases, Daura and Katsina Local Government Areas have four cases each with Dutsinma Local Government Area topping the list. Governor Aminu Masari disclosed this on […]
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Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has ordered the complete lockdown of Safana Local Government Area of the state. Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), announced in a statement on Thursday in Katsina that the closure would take effect from April 25, at 7 a.m. Inuwa said that the lockdown followed […]
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At least twenty-two persons were killed, while many women were abducted as suspected bandits attacked Zangon-Kankara and Makera in Kankara local government area of Katsina state. A resident of Zango-Kankara told newsmen that the attacks occurred on Thursday evening. He said while 18 people were killed in Zangon, four lost their lives in Makera where […]
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Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has signed into law, a mandatory death sentence for anyone convicted of cattle rustling or kidnapping. Rape now carries the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment in addition to a fine and compensation to victim. Theses decrees come on the heels of recent attacks in the state, the latest being […]
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