Tag: Katsina

Katsina: Bandits attack several mosques during Juma’at prayers

Aminu Imam
Katsina bandits attack

Armed bandits causing mayhem in parts of Katsina State have attacked the ?an-Ali, a community in ?anmusa local government area of Katsina State, affecting several mosques. It was gathered that the assailants carried out the heinous attacks yesterday, while worshippers were observing the Juma’at prayers. According to reports, the bandits, who were wielding dangerous weapons invaded the community and started shooting sporadically, chasing worshipers away from the mosques. It could not be ascertained at the moment how many residents were kidnapped by the daredevil criminals during the incident. Efforts to…

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Booting of Northern Traditional Institutions, Dereliction of Duties by the Leaders and Security Implications for the Regio,

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Sultan Sa'ad Abubakar III

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir The Northern States of Nigeria, especially the North West geopolitical area is today a war zone with citizens mown down in cold blood in hundreds and villages sacked at will with residents daily kidnapped for ransom and many more sold into captivity and slavery. All are not unconnected with near absence of good governance. With each transition since return to democracy or civil rule, the situation gets worse especially in the last 17 years. Sadly, the Northern Governors seem almost bereaved of ideas on how to…

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Katsina: Terrorists release fresh video of abducted women, children

Aminu Imam
Katsina bandits

Names next community to attack Terrorists, locally dubbed as bandits, have released a video showing women and children they abducted from Maidabino town in the ?anmusa local government area of Katsina State. The terrorists had on June 22, ransacked Maidabino, the third largest town in ?anmusa, where they killed about nine people and abducted 50 others, mostly women and children. Reports said the attackers operated for several hours unchallenged due to their large number, as they were said to be on reprisal mission. During the attack, over 10 houses, 15…

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Katsina: Terrorists ambush security convoy, kill 5 Police officers

Aminu Imam
Katsina terrorists ambush

Suspected terrorists have killed five Mobile Police officers in an ambush in Jibia local government area of Katsina State. According to residents, the attack occurred Sunday morning, as the officers travelled to Jibia, the LGA headquarters, from their base in Zandam village. Four of the officers reportedly died at the scene of the attack, which occurred around 6 a.m., while the other died while receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina. The State’s Police Command spokesperson, Abubakar Aliyu, was unable to confirm the incident as of the time of…

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Katsina massacre: ?”Go after assailants” – Tinubu orders security agencies

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Tinubu orders

President Bola Tinubu yesterday ordered security agencies to go after terrorists who killed about 26 villagers in Katsina State on Sunday. Terrorists had reportedly raided Dutsin-Ma and Kankara local government areas of the State and reportedly killed 26 people after an attack occurred on Sunday, in Gidan Boka village. The Police had said bandits, armed with dangerous weapons, attacked Gidan-Boka village, killing 20 villagers and injuring two others. The bandits reportedly killed five more people while escaping through ?an Nakwabo village. But reacting in a statement issued by his spokesman…

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Gov. Ra??a hails Buhari, as CCECC hands over Transport varsity to FG

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Ra??a hails Buhari

China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd (CCECC), on Friday, handed over the Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Katsina State, to the Federal Government. The State Governor, Dikko Ra??a, commended former President Muhammadu Buhari for ensuring execution of the project and  for providing an enabling environment for the smooth construction of the Federal University of Transportation in Daura. Ra??a assured the institutions management of the State Governments support at all times and urged youth in the State to embrace the opportunity by applying to study in the university. He said: You…

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Insecurity: ‘Bandits recruiting young people for as low as N500’ Gov. Ra??a

Aminu Imam
Radda

Katsina State governor, Dikko Ra??a, has lanented that bandits are now recruiting young people into crime for as low as N500. Governor Ra??a made this revelation in an interview during a television programme at the weekend. According to him, poverty is one of the major factors fueling banditry in the country. He said, The issue of the hypothesis behind political motive as responsible for banditry is not true. Secondly, what also causes the recruitment of under the logistics services for bandits was a result of poverty; because surprisingly, with N5,000,…

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Insecurity: Bandits kill military commander in ?anmusa LGA in Katsina

Aminu Imam
Katsina bandits

A military commander of an army camp located at Sabon-Garin ?anAli, in ?anmusa local government area of Katsina State, has reportedly been killed in an ambush. Sources said the incident happened Thursday evening and the corpse of the deceased, a major in the army, was deposited at a hospital in Katsina. It was gathered from reliable sources that the commander, (name withheld), was ambushed at Malali village, in Kankara local government area, where he was called to provide reinforcement to repel an attack on the village. As you know, Malali…

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Katsina: Bandits attack mosque during Ramadan prayers, kill politician, abduct wife, daughters

Aminu Imam

Bandits terrorising the North-West region have attacked Faskari local government area of Katsina State. One Alhaji Lado, a politician, was reportedly gunned down during the attack. The politician was killed on Saturday when the armed non-state actors attacked a mosque at Mairuwa village in Faskari during Ramadan prayer. Although, details of the incident are still hazy as of the time of filing this report. It was however gathered that the victim was killed when he refused to follow the orders of the assailants. According to reports, the attackers kidnapped the…

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Katsina: Bandits kill 8, abduct others

Aminu Imam

Tragedy struck in Katsina State on Sunday, as terrorists targeted local traders returning from Jibia weekly market, killing eight and abducting two, near Kukar Babangida village in Jibia local government area of the State. The assailants opened fire on the vehicle conveying the traders, leaving four passengers severely wounded. The survivors are said to be receiving treatment in the hospital. The terrorists, said to be fleeing by the military in Zurmi local government area of Zamfara State, spared the wounded but abducted two persons. The names of those killed were…

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