Tag: Katsina

Many feared dead as bomb explosion rocks Katsina village

Ishaku Yohanna

A bomb explosion had occured on Saturday at Yammama village near Malumfashi town in Katsina state. The Police Command said five children were killed. The spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, said six other children were injured in the blast that occurred just before noon. He noted that the DPO in Malumfashi reported that a loud sound was heard inside the farm of one Alhaji Hussaini Maikwai. The officer led an Operation Puff Adder team to the scene. The explosion killed five children that belonged to one Alhaji Adamu of Yammama village…

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Katsina: Banditry left us with more than 500 widows, 1,600 orphans District Head

Ishaku Yohanna

Activities of armed bandits in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State have killed many men and women, forcing no fewer than 500 women to become widows and over 1,600 children to become orphans, district head of Batsari, Alhaji Muhammad Muazu, has said. According to PUNCH, Muazu said about four million cows, which are mainly bulls, were rustled by bandits in the area. He said, The losses are unquantifiable. I cannot actually quantify the losses in terms of monetary value. I will only say the monetary losses are in millions…

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