Tag: Katsina

Bandits kill 11 people in Katsina in fresh attack

By Salim Yunusa   At least 11 residents of Dan-Kumeji village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State have been reportedly shot dead by bandits.   At...

Exclusive: Parents of Funtua abducted children cry for help

By Ismail Auwal The parents of two children abducted in Funtua have cried out for help three days after their abduction. SAHELIAN TIMES, exclusively, gathered that...

Katsina emirate bans open grazing 

By Salim Yunusa Katsina emirate has banned open grazing of animals within Katsina metropolis and its environs with immediate effect.   This was reported by Katsina Post...

Police foil bandits’ attack on Katsina villages, kill five

By Salim Yunusa The police in Katsina State in synergy with the Nigerian Army yesterday repelled coordinated bandits’ attack on Tsaskiya community of Safana Local...

BREAKING: Gunmen abduct 40 worshippers inside mosque in Katsina

By Salim Yunusa Gunmen have reportedly abducted 40 people from a mosque during midnight prayers on Monday morning in Jibia local government area, in Katsina...

Immigration rescues 10 victims of human trafficking in Katsina

By Abba Gwale The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Katsina State command has today rescued 10 victims of human trafficking. The NIS Comptroller for Katsina, Abdurrazaq Muaazu,...

Mastermind of Kankara abduction shot dead after returning to forest.

By Abba Gwale Auwalun Daudawa, the repentant bandit who masterminded the abduction of over 300 Kankara students in Katsina State but later renounced his decision...

5 villages under bandits’ control in Katsina

By Ismail Auwal Not fewer than five villages are reportedly under the control of bandits in Katsina State. The villages were identified as Bakkai, Bebeni Dakamawa,...

Three UMYUK students die in fatal car crash, two hospitalised

By Ismail Auwal Three students of Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (UMYU) have died in an auto crash. The accident, which occurred late Tuesday night, also saw...

Four bandits surrender in Katsina, turn in arms, rustled cows

By Ismail Auwal Bandits in Katsina State have unconditionally surrendered their weapons to the state police command on Thursday. The bandits identified as Sale Turwa, Mani...

Amnesty International calls for the release of Mahdi Shehu

By Abba Gwale Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian government to immediately release whistleblower, Mahdi Shehu, who has been exposing alleged corruption by the...

Mahdi Shehu appears in Katsina court with supporting crutches

By Ismail Auwal Foremost Katsina State Government critic, Mahdi Shehu, appeared in court with supporting crutches. one week after Federal High Court in Abuja granted...

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