Due to his alleged complicity in the activities of bandits and insurgents, the District Head of Kankara, otherwise called Sarkin Pawwan Katsina, Alhaji Yusuf Lawal has been dismissed by the Katsina Emirate Council. Ripples Nigeria had reported that Lawal was initially suspended by the Emirate in April. Consequently, he was found guilty of all the […]
By Tunde Opalana The Progressive Governors Forum has expressed confidence in the ability of the nation’s security agencies to protect the lives and properties of the citizenry, Daily Times gathered. The Forum said the rescue of recently kidnapped 344 students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State confirmed the competency of the armed […]
By Kingsley Chukwuka You are a President to both Christians and Muslims because we all voted you into power, why then will it take you only six days to rescue the Kankara school boys that were kidnapped in Katsina State, while Christian girls including Leah Sharibu have been in captivity for over six years, a […]
By Tunde Opalana The All Progressives Congress has expressed joy over the release and return of students of the Government Science Secondary School Kankara in Katsina State, Daily Times gathered. In a statement signed by the National Chairman, Mai Mala Buni, the party noted that this news was not just elating, but it was gladdening […]
The Federal Government has described as senseless the claim in certain quarters that the abduction of some students from a boarding school in Kankara, Katsina State, and their release was stage-managed. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, dismissed the claim on Saturday when he featured on a special edition of the Nigeria […]
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has alleged that the abducted schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State only went for excursion. She also alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari administration, created the abduction of over 300 schoolboys. Ezekwesili said this on Friday night during an interview with Channels Television She said the […]
The Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum, Dr. Salihu Lukeman, has called for severe sanctions for security personnel, traditional and religious leaders in communities ravaged by kidnappings and banditry, Daily Times gathered. He described last Friday’s abduction of over 500 students of Government Secondary School Kankara, Katsina State, as a shameful national security embarrassment. According […]
By Doosuur Iwambe *Its a sad reminder of Dapchi,Chibok episodes – CPNS *Urges Buhari to sack service chiefs More reactions have continued to trail the abduction of students from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Armed bandits attacked the boarding school last night, abducting a yet-to-be ascertained number of students. Reacting to the […]