Tag: Katsina state

President Buhari expressed the nation’s appreciation for the steps taken by all involved to make their release possible.

PREMIUM TIMES had reported how gunmen, last week, attacked the public school in Kankara and abducted over 300 students.

The Boko Haram, which operated mainly in North-east Nigeria, has since claimed responsibility for the kidnap in Katsina, North-west Nigeria.

CAN advises President Buhari to revisit all his electioneering promises on security and compare them with current realities.

The man quotes his son as narrating how their abductors avoided detection in the bush while taking them away.

The gunmen attacked a public school in Kankara and abducted 333 students, according to figures by the state governor

PDP says it is not surprised that the APC has not condemned the kidnapping of the students and the earlier ...

Nigerian security forces say they engaged in gun battles Friday with the kidnappers.

Garba Shehu said the kidnap incident "had not been made known when Mr Buhari visited his farm."

The Katsina governor briefs President Buhari on the mass abductions.

Mr Adams said the call for restructuring in the country is long overdue.

The UN chief urged security agencies to arrest and bring those responsible for the heinous act to justice.

The latest abduction has added to the worsening insecurity in Katsina

The gunmen who came on motorbikes, invaded the school’s premises around 11 p.m. Friday night, kidnapping a yet to be ...

Mr Abubakar also speaks on the abductions of students in Katsina.

Gunmen on Friday attacked the Government Boys Science Secondary School in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State and ...

Residents said the militants, in large numbers, on motorbikes, invaded the school’s premises around 11: 00 p.m. Friday night, abducting ...

Police say security services were working with the school authorities to ascertain the actual number of the missing and/or kidnapped ...

Mr Buhari last visited Dec. 2, 2019, when he inaugurated construction work on the N18 billion University of Transportation, Daura.

This latest rescue brings the total number of those released by bandits in the last one week to more than ...

The incident happened at Wurma community after the herdsmen were handpicked in the community's market square and killed by vigilante ...

Governor Aminu Masari says Katsina State has played a prominent role in the development of Nigeria, in terms of leadership ...

Sources said the assailants stormed the deceased home's in Katsina town after he arrived from Abuja and whisked him away.

The police said it rescued three kidnapped victims.