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Banditry: 7 states to recruit 3,000 vigilantes, says Masari

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2021 0

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has said that seven states in the North West and North Central have agreed to recruit 3,000 special vigilantes to assist in combating banditry and kidnapping. Masari disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen on the sideline of a Consultative

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Hunger driving bandits to communities ahead of harvest – Masari cries out

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2021 0

Katsina state Gov. Aminu Masari has raised alarm about the relocation of hungry bandits, driven to the fringes, to communities to steal farm products ahead of the upcoming harvest season. The governor raised the alarm on Tuesday, in Katsina, at a consultative briefing he held with the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed […]

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Arm yourselves against bandits, Masari tells Katsina residents

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2021 0

Governor Aminu Masari has urged Katsina State citizens resident in areas prone to activities of bandits to acquire weapons and defend themselves. Masari noted that it is morally wrong for people to submit cheaply to the bandits without any attempt to defend themselves, according to a statement by his Media Aide, Malam Abdu Labaran. The […]

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How cattle rustling snowballed into kidnapping, banditry in North West – Masari

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2021 0

Gov. Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has given an insight into how cattle rustling snowballed into the current spate of kidnapping and banditry in the North West Zone of the country. The governor spoke in Katsina when he appeared on NAN Forum, the flagship interview programme of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The […]

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Banditry: Summon courage to tell Buhari he has failed, PDP counsels Gov. Masari

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2021 0

*Cautions President to shape up or ship out *Party extols Senator Makarfi at 65 Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charges the Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, to stop his empty lamentations over the persistent banditry in the state, but be boldly enough to tell President Muhammadu Buhari and his […]

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Dogs More Proactive Against Bandits Than Security Forces — Katsina Govt

Ihesiulo Grace 18 April 2021 0

The Katsina State Government says it would be deploying security dogs to protect school children in state-owned boarding schools. Katsina, like many other schools in the North, has witnessed mass kidnap of school children and the threat of reoccurrence is palpable. Katsina Commissioner for Education, Dr Badamasi Lawal Charanchi, said that the decision was made […]

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Katsina central market Update: Police arrests and parade 34 looters including an Islamic cleric, others

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2021 0

34 suspected looters of the goods belonging to victims of the unfortunate katsina central market inferno have been arrested by police in the state. Among the suspects is a 43 year old Islamic cleric Muhammadu Abba who one of his 2 wives reported him to the police for hiding some looted goods made up of […]

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Katsina popular market engulfed in flames

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2021 0

Katsina State’s popular central market is currently on fire with billions worth of items lost in the inferno. Hundreds of shops have been raised down as traders continue to count their losses. A very thick cloud of smoke was visibly seen from any part of the metropolis. An eye witness Yusuf Saeed said, the fire […]

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Katsina State as Metaphor

Ihesiulo Grace 9 July 2020 0

It is the home state of the President and Commander-in-Chief of our armed forces. But it appears to be neither safe, nor capable of guaranteeing the safety of its chiefs and their subjects. It is one of the most raided, most vandalised and most traumatised by bandits and sundry miscreants. Local economies have collapsed, in […]

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Customs seizes N3.2bn goods, arrests 8 suspects

Ihesiulo Grace 9 June 2020 0

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Border Drill Operation Sector 4 in Katsina state has said it seized various goods with duty paid value worth N3.2 billion from January 2020 to date. Sector Coordinator, Border Drill Operation Sector 4, Katsina, Aliyu Mohammed, in-charge of the north -west zone, said within the period, it made 801 seizures […]

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Masari inaugurates community policing advisory committee

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2020 0

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina state, on Thursday, inaugurated Katsina state Community Policing Advisory Committee as part of measures to reduce crimes in communities across the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sanusi Buba, is the chairman, while the Emir of Katsina and Chairman State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Abdulmumini Kabir, is the co-chairman […]

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Katsina probes causes of unusual deaths

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2020 0

The Katsina state government says it is investigating the causes of the unusual rise in deaths recorded daily across the state. Governor Aminu Masari stated this during a press briefing on Tuesday on the update on COVID-19 in the state. He said that the government has trained pathologists who would do the investigation on the […]

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Senate commends Buhari over military action against banditry

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2020 0

…Wants operations extended to Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger and Sokoto states President Muhammadu Buhari has been commended by the Nigerian Senate for his recent directive to launch a military offensive against bandits in Katsina State. The commendation came against the backdrop of a motion considered on the floor Tuesday on the need to integrate adjoining States […]

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Insecurity: Buhari orders military operations against bandits, kidnappers in Katsina

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2020 0

…As Air Force deploys Special Forces to Nasarawa …Troops raid militants hideout in Rivers, recover cache of arms President Muhammadu Buhari has authorised the commencement of a major military operation to sweep bandits and kidnappers out of Katsina State. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a

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Katsina residents urge FG to end attacks by bandits

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2020 0

Residents of some communities in Katsina state troubled by recent armed banditry and kidnapping have urged the federal and state governments to take urgent measures to end the attacks. The concerned residents made the appeal in separate interviews in Katsina on Saturday. The appeal followed recent series of attacks at some villages in Faskari, Sabuwa, […]

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COVID-19: Masari signs law restricting movement

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2020 0

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has singed into law the Order restricting movement of people in local governments under lockdown, to prevent the spread of Covid-19. This was contained in a statement signed by his Director General on Media, Mr Abdu Labaran, and made available to newsmen on Monday in Katsina. It said that […]

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Covid-19: Ganduje sends another 419 Almajiris to Katsina govt.

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2020 0

The Katsina state government has received 419 almajiris evacuated by Kano state government as part of measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The Director of Press in the office of the Secretary to Government of the State (SGS), Alhaji Abdullahi Yar’adua, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday in Katsina. […]

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Bandits kill 47 in Katsina communities

Ihesiulo Grace 19 April 2020 0

The Katsina state Police Command, says bandits have killed 47 people in early morning attacks on communities in three local government areas of the state. The command’s spokesman, Gambo Isah, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Katsina. He said that the bandits carried out the attacks in Dutsinma, […]

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COVID-19: Katsina raises N241m in donations as cases rise to 9

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2020 0

The Katsina state COVID-19 emergency response committee says it has so far raised over N241 million in donations from philanthropists and organisations to support the fight against the pandemic in the state. Chairman of the committee, Alhaji Mannir Yakubu, disclosed this at a press conference on Friday in Katsina. He said N207.5 million of the […]

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Katsina lifts suspension of Sunday church services

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2020 0

The Katsina state government has lifted suspension of Sunday church services in the state with immediate effect, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, announced this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina. “Further to the government’s continuous review of the measures taken […]