The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Katsina State. This was announced in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Katsina by INEC spokesperson in the state, Alhaji Buhari Abashe. According to him, the temporary suspension of the first quarter of the exercise will take effect … Read more
Sahura, who was kidnapped with an early pregnancy alongside others, said she was delivered of a baby girl while in captivity At least 20 people abducted by bandits from Katoge village in Katsina State have regained their freedom. The victims, comprising 10 women, eight girls, a boy, and a male adult, were abducted five months … Read more
…the three suspected informants are residents of Wanzamai village located at Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Police in Katsina State have arrested several suspects in connection with banditry, cattle rustling and kidnapping. They were arrested by officers on patrol while plying the Kankara-Sheme road in Dutsinma Local Government Area of the State. … Read more
…the nonagenarian confessed that he had been selling cannabis sativa to the youths in his community for eight years… A 90-year-old man, Yusuf Yarkadir has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for selling drugs to youths in Yarkadir Village, Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State. While regretting under … Read more
“The boy, who demonstrated skills in handling AK-47, also confessed to have been bullied by some elderly bandits…” The Katsina State Police Command have arrested a 13-year-old boy, for killing two men suspected to be bandits. The police said the minor, Abdulkarim Mati, was once an errand boy to a bandits’ leader, Ardo Nashaware, who … Read more
…the judge was recently moved to Safana town to continue to deliver justice because of the worsening insecurity challenges… Gunmen have abducted a judge at a Shari’a Court located between Baure Zaka villages in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. The judge, simply identified as Alhaji Husaini Sama’ila was, according to a resident who … Read more
Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari on Thursday said the attacks by bandits across schools are to draw the attention of the government. Masari said bandits operating in the north are not the same as Boko Haram insurgents, but they share similar elements. He stated this during an interview on Channels TV, adding that it would … Read more
At least one person was killed and a newly wedded couple abducted when gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked Runka community in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident but said that he was making efforts to contact the Divisional Police Officer … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday congratulated the Nigerian Army for successfully rescuing over 300 schoolboys abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. The President, however, said his regime and the military have a lot of work to do regarding the insecurity in the country. His congratulatory message was contained in two-part short videos … Read more
No fewer than 17 students of Government Secondary School, Kankara, who were abducted on Friday night by suspected bandit have been found and reunited with their parents. Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, disclosed this in an interview with a German radio, Deutsche Welle(DW). The interview which was in Hausa was aired Monday evening. The Governor … Read more
Gunmen on Sunday have reportedly killed a farmer, Bashir Mandela Jibiya in Jibia Local government area of Katsina State and again, kidnapped three others including two women. The attack was coming barely 24 hours after attack on boarding school students at Government Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State and President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to his hometown, … Read more
The Katsina State Government has place a ban Whatsapp and Facebook in schools across the state. The government also banned civil servants from using social media to comment positively or negatively on government activities. The ban was contained in a circular with number MOE/ZDKT/ADG/VOL.1 by the state’s Ministry of Education’s Zonal Education Quality Assurance and … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 17TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari discuss solutions to insecurities in Nigeria Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State, on Monday, revealed that synergy between Nigerian Army, Air Force and other security agencies is the only way to end banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other criminalities in the country. Masari disclosed this in … Read more
Armed bandits has invaded Kurfi town in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State, northwest Nigeria on Sunday night. An eyewitness told Ekohotblog that the bandits attacked the town when the residents were preparing for Isha’i prayers around 8:00pm. He said that the bandits began shooting sporadically and forced themselves into some households and shops, … Read more
On the 1st of August, Nigeria Army killed not fewer than 80 bandits, 33 suspects were arrested, 943 cows, 633 sheep were reportedly recovered and seven AK47 Riffles, one GPMG,16 Dane guns captured in the onslaught against bandits in Katsina State by troops of Operation Sahel Sanity. This was disclosed by the Nigerian Military of … Read more
The convoy of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai took to their heels after killing a poor bike rider in Katsina State. The motorcyclist who was sharing wedding invitations at the time of the accident, was knocked down by the army’s convoy on Monday and died on the spot. The accident … Read more
The body of Abdulhamid Sani Duburawa, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, had been deposited in a morgue at a General Hospital. Daburuwa was killed by gunmen on Sunday afternoon at about 2:45pm after they besieged his hometown, Sabon Garin Dunburawa Village. He was said to … Read more
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it has deployed additional sixty (60) special forces to complement the effort of the ongoing Hadarin Daji operation out to sweep out bandits and kidnappers terrorising innocent citizens of Katsina state. Comprising three well trained officers and 57 men, the special forces have been deployed along with additional platforms … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has proclaimed the merits of late former President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua, who likewise functioned as Governor of Katsina State for eight years. President Buhari praises his truthful and also genuine solution to the country. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Elderly Special Assistant on Media and Promotion, in a statement in Abuja … Read more
No fewer than 22 persons in the convoy a newly wedded lady heading to her husband’s home perished on Saturday evening in an automobile accident along Kankia-Danja Road, Katsina State. Seventeen others were seriously injured in the accident in which the bride escaped unhurt. The crash, which was said to have occurred near Kafur town, … Read more