Tag: Katsina

Police officers and members of vigilante groups were among those killed in the attacks.

Operation Sahel Sanity is a military exercise aimed at fighting banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling in the North West

The report shows that Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states recorded the highest numbers of killings in the period.

Amnesty International said over 1,000 people have been killed in Northern Nigeria.

The killings were recorded in 21 states, the report showed.

The operations were conducted in North-western Nigeria.

Bandits flushed out of the Kaduna side of the vast Birnin Gwari forest have set up bases in the Niger ...

She was said to have sent an SMS to her husband demanding N2 million ransom before the daughter would be ...

Airports at Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri, Maiduguri, Lagos and Abuja had been reopened for flight operations.

NiMet said the atmosphere will be predominantly cloudy with an influx of moisture laden winds across the country.

The seven officers were on their way to Katsina where they had been deployed to boost the ongoing fight against ...

Two residents were missing and were feared dead after Monday's attack, he said.

The Air Chief said NAF deployed 10 aircrafts with dozens of Special Forces for the operations.

NiMet predicted cloudy atmosphere over the north down to the central cities on Tuesday morning.

Mr Sharif was arrested by the police on Tuesday in Katsina and transported to Abuja.

Mr Buhari reassures Nigerians that the nation’s armed forces are fully capable of dealing with the challenges of banditry and ...

The beneficiaries are Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe and Borno States.

The health personnel, identified as Mansir Yusuf, was said to have been kidnapped alongside his daughter around 1: 00 am ...

Seven deaths were recorded from the virus on Monday bringing the total number of confirmed deaths from the virus to ...

The governor said despite the peace agreement entered, the bandits have continued indiscriminate killings across the state.

The agency says the recent increase in rainfall could be attributed to vertical moisture depth into the atmosphere.

The bandits' mission was, allegedly, to assassinate the traditional ruler.

The country has now confirmed over 8,000 cases of the deadly virus.

"A major proactive operation by Special Forces, which details are being kept secret, is now in progress to replace the ...

"The attack aircraft took turns in engaging the area, neutralising some of the bandits while few escaped with injuries."