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Katsina Abduction: Kidnappers In Talks Through Miyetti Allah – Gov Masari

Edna Wande Dec 17, 2020 0

Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has said the gunmen who kidnapped students from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara have been contacted and were negotiating the boys’ freedom through the Miyetti Allah Cattle…

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Katsina School Attack: Student Recounts How He Escaped From Abductors (Audio)

Edna Wande Dec 14, 2020 0

One of the students who was abducted by unknown gunmen in Kankara Secondary school, Katsina Schools, has recounted how he escaped from the bandits. The 17-year-old student anonymously spoke about his ordeal in an interview with BBC Hausa…

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Buhari Condemns Attack On Katsina Secondary School, Orders Security Reinforcement

Edna Wande Dec 12, 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has strongly condemned the bandits’ attack at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State in Friday night, December 11. He charged the army and the police to go after the attackers and…

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School Attack: Over 200 Students Rescued – Katsina Police

Edna Wande Dec 12, 2020 0

Katsina State Police Command has on Saturday said over 200 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, were rescued from gunmen who attacked the school on Friday night. Armed with sophisticated weapons, the bandits stormed…

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Katsina: Armed Men Reportedly Storm Govt Science Secondary School, Kidnap Dozens Of Students…

Msyosi Dec 12, 2020 0

Unidentified armed men have on Friday night invaded Government Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State and kidnapped dozens of students. According to HumAngle, the attack on the school and environs…

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Bandits Demand N100m For Six ASPs Kidnapped In Katsina

Msyosi Nov 19, 2020 0

Bandits have demanded N100m as ransom to secure the release of six Assistant Superintendents of Police kidnapped in Katsina State over a week ago The abducted ASPs were among the nine who were just promoted to their current rank. They…

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Bandits Kill Army Colonel, Two Soldiers In Katsina

Edna Wande Sep 26, 2020 0

A Army colonel, M.Z Manu and two soldiers have been killed by bandits in Unguwar Doka Village under Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. It was gathered that the bandits, armed with AK-47 rifles invaded the villages on…

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Kidnappers Kill DSS Operative After Receiving N5m Ransom In Katsina

Msyosi Sep 15, 2020 0

A 33-year-old operative of the Department of State Services, Sadiq Bindawa, has been murdered by suspected kidnappers in Katsina State. The kidnappers reportedly collected N5 million ransom from his friends and relatives before killing…

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22-Year-Old Man Nabbed For Allegedly Sodomising Brothers In Katsina

Florence Cornelius Sep 14, 2020 0

A 22-year-old man, Abubakar Ashiru has been arrested by men from Katsina State Police Command for allegedly sodomising two brothers, who are minors. Ashiru of the Galadmchi Quarter, Katsina state, was alleged to have engaged in anal sex…

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Police Arrest Notorious Kidnapper In Katsina, Rescue 3 Victims

Edna Wande Sep 11, 2020 0

Police in Katsina State have announced the arrest of a notorious member of a kidnap for ransom syndicate, Abubakar Ibrahim, at Rugu forest in the state. Three kidnap victims were rescued following the arrest of the suspect accused of…

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Katsina: Police Rescue Physically Challenged Boy Locked Up By Father In Cage For 2 Years

Florence Cornelius Sep 3, 2020 0

Katsina State Police Command have rescued a 16-year-old boy, Sadiku Umar, locked up in a cage for two years by his father, Salisu Umar, in Daura area of the State. The rescue was facilitated by a non-governmental organisation, Save the…

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Recently Promoted Assistant Inspector General of Police, Rabiu Yusuf Dies

Edna Wande Aug 30, 2020 0

Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 14, Katsina State, Rabi’u Yusuf, has died. According to reports, Yusuf died on Saturday morning after a brief illness at an Abuja hospital. The spokesman for the Katsina State…

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Insecurity: Blame Service Chiefs Not Buhari For Banditry – Katsina Governor Masari

Edna Wande Aug 15, 2020 0

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari has blamed Service Chiefs for the increase rate of banditry in the state, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari has done all it takes to ensure security in the region. He made the remarks while…

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We Can Handle Displaced Persons – Masari Bans NGOs From IDP Camps In Katsina

Edna Wande Aug 11, 2020 0

Katsina state Governor Aminu Masari has banned non-government organisations (NGOs) from going into any of the internally-displaced persons (IDPs) camps in state. Masari, who spoke at the army special super camp IV, Faskari, on…

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Ten Family Members, Eight Others Test Positive For COVID-19 In Kaduna

Edna Wande May 22, 2020 0

Kaduna state Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said out of 18 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the state on Thursday, 10 are members of the same family. Announcing this in a tweet on Friday, El-Rufai stated that the new cases were recorded…

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