Tag: Kastina
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Katsina police kill bandit, release abductee
Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have killed a notorious bandit, Abdullahi Ummi, in a gun battle. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Gambo Isa, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Katsina on Thursday. Gambo said that the bandit hailed from Gullu, a hamlet in a forest in Yankwashi Local Government of Jigawa. He…
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Katsina police in gun battle with bandits, kill one, recover AK-47
Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command on Tuesday in the Safana Local Government Area of the state tackled bandits in a gunfight and killed of one the criminals, while one AK 47 rifle was also recovered. According to reports, the incident occurred along the Runka-Baure axis of the local government area just before Illela…
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Three Katsina students feared kidnapped
Three male students of Community Day School, Gobirawa, Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State, were feared kidnapped on Tuesday afternoon by gunmen. Residents assumed that the students were abducted on their way home shortly after the school closed for the day. The gunmen were said to have forced the children on three motorcycles before…
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Katsina police detain ex-council boss over ties with bandits
The Police in Katsina State have detained a former caretaker chairman for Jibia Local Government Area of the state, Haruna Musa Mota over alleged ties with bandits. The Katsina police spokesperson, Gambo Isah, confirmed the capture of the former chairman. He added that Mota was arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting bandits operating in the…
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Two remanded in prison over Katsina bandits’ attack
A Katsina Magistrate Court on Tuesday remanded two men, Saadu Haruna and Musa Ibrahim, in a correctional facility until April 1, 2021, over a recent bandits’ attack in the state. Three men were allegedly killed and seven others abducted during the attack. The suspects, who are 40 years old each, are residents of Dantankari village…
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Katsina police engage bandits in gun battle, release kidnapped victim
The police in Katsina State on Monday engaged robbers in a fierce gun duel in the Safana Local Government Area during which they rescued a 55 year-old-woman, Hafsatu Idris. The bandits allegedly attacked Gamma village in the council around 1 am, during which Idris was kidnapped. The spokesman for the state command, SP Gambo Isah,…
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BREAKING: Six die in Katsina bomb blast
No fewer than six persons have died in a bomb blast, which rocked Malumfashi town in Katsina on Saturday morning. Another five are unconscious at the General Hospital Malumfashi. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Katsina is PResident Muhammadu Buhari’s home state. Details shortly.
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COVID-19: Katsina shuts down Emir of Daura’s palace
The Katsina State Government has shut down the palace of the Emir of Daura as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. Governor Aminu Masari, who made the disclosure in Katsina while giving updates on the COVID-19 situation in the state, said there was “no ulterior motive to the decision to quarantine the…