Governor Dikko Radda says over 90% of bandits operating in Katsina are not outsiders but locals known to their communities.
“They are our people. We know their parents and where they come from,” he said on Tuesday.
The governor stressed that...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the recruitment of 89 unskilled labourers from Katsina State to work at the Dangote Refinery in Lagos, calling it a breach of labour laws and a threat to local security.
A viral video...
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People in Katsina State have been urged to support security agencies in their fight against banditry and other forms of criminality.
This was a common message delivered by several imams at Eid prayer grounds during this year’s Sallah celebrations...
The Katsina State Government says Abdulsalam Rabiu-Faskari, the National Qur’an Recitation Competition winner, his father, and his brother are alive but still in captivity.
Commissioner for Information Dr. Bala Salisu-Zango said on Friday that their abductors are demanding N30 million...
Bandits who attacked a general hospital in Kankara, Katsina State, have demanded N540 million to release a nurse and other abducted victims.
The Tuesday attack left Dr. Murtala Sale Dandashire and another individual injured by gunfire. The assailants kidnapped several...
The Katsina State Government has denied involvement in any peace negotiations with bandits, following reports of a meeting in Batsari Local Government Area.
Dr. Bala Salisu, Commissioner for Information and Culture, clarified that while the government is open to accepting...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Kano State have detained five officials from the Katsina State Internal Revenue Service over allegations of diverting N1.3 billion in funds meant for public health aid.
The suspects, identified as...
The Katsina State Police Command successfully foiled two kidnapping attempts by suspected terrorists, rescuing 20 passengers in separate incidents in Jibia and Faskari local government areas.
According to a statement by police spokesperson Abubakar Aliyu, the first attack occurred at...
A gas truck explosion in Magama, Jibia LGA of Katsina State, has left several people injured and caused significant damage to vehicles and houses.
Witnesses say the blast occurred at a filling station where the truck, loaded with gas cylinders,...
On Tuesday, bandits attacked a Mobile Police (Mopol) base in Garagi, Yartsamiyar Jino Village, within the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, leaving six people dead.
Local sources confirmed that four security officers lost their lives in the attack,...
