Tag: Katsina state

The lawmakers also directed the prosecution of the NCS officers involved involved in the killings.

The police say the rescued kidnap victims were from Niger, Katsina and Zamfara states.

A police spokesperson confirmed the attack. He said several residents were killed.

Police say the trafficked victims from the southern part of Nigeria were rescued at a border town with Niger Republic.

Residents say bandits have blacklisted Runka for enjoying security protection, which had saved the community from their attack.

Governor Aminu Masari is angry over Abuja NUJ accusing him of being behind the arrest of a journalist.

Governor Masari spoke on Sunday in Katsina when he received the APC national leader, Bola Tinubu, on a condolence visit

Mr Tinubu urged the Federal Government to use all necessary means to eliminate the bandits.

The chairman said the party had credible and better candidates for both the chairmanship and councillorship positions any time the ...

Gov Masari on November 17 presented the 2022 appropriation bill of N340.9 billion, tagged, “Budget of Economic Resilience,” before the ...

A resident of Unguwar Ibrahim Maiwada told PREMIUM TIMES that two people were killed during the attack while five women ...

“It (the Yusuf Buhari ceremony) amounts to spitting on the graves of those innocent citizens killed by bandits," a Katsina-based ...

Police chief says a suspect has been arrested and investigation has begun into the assasination.

Rabe Nasir was Governor Aminu Masari's special adviser on science and technology from 2015 to 2019 from where he was ...

"The children of Nigeria are the future of Nigeria. Yet, they are being physically and emotionally traumatised, kidnapped, sexually assaulted, ...

“The burden of transporting staff and students to and from both campuses cannot be overemphasized," the vc says.

Residents say about 100 bandits stormed Barawa town Sunday evening

The attacks have continued despite the heavy deployment of security operatives to the area.

NCDC further noted that Nigeria's fatality toll now stands at 2,949 while the infection toll has increased to 213,076.

The traditional ruler was released alongside a secondary school student with whom he was kidnapped in October

An official of his mosque said the bandits had ordered Mr Adam to follow them on one of their motorcycles ...

Saturday was the second time in five days that bandits were attacking communities in Faskari LGA of Katsina.

A local, Jamilu Ali, said the bandits came Thursday morning and started shooting in the air

Residents of neighbouring community said "the bandits killed and abducted people, burnt down houses and shops in Unguwar Samanja village ...

"Then the boss who asked me to buy the drugs slapped me and I slapped him back because I felt ...