The Governors of North-west region in Nigeria, have asked bandits and everyone hiding in the forests to leave or face the wrath of security agencies. The Governors of North-west region in Nigeria, have asked bandits and everyone hiding in the forests to leave or face the wrath of security agencies. This was announced by Katsina … Read more
Governor Masari made the appeal on Saturday when he visited the Abuja Headquarters and inspected the facilities of the company in the company of the MD/CEO and other key management staff. Governor Masari said he was confident that there is no job in its purview the company would not do satisfactorily with the equipment on … Read more
Aminu Masari, the Governor of Katsina State, has said Southern Nigeria should produce the successor of President Muhammadu Buhari. Masari is confident that the All Progressives Congress will stand after Buhari’s tenure despite the challenges the country currently faces. Aminu Masari, the Governor of Katsina State, has said Southern Nigeria should produce the successor of … Read more
Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina state, has expressed dissatisfaction with the manner Ahmad Gumi, Islamic cleric, is going about his engagements with bandits terrorising the north western part of the country. Gumi has become the self-appointed mediator between the bandits and government. He has called for dialogue with bandits, in spite of their sustained attacks … Read more
Aminu Masari, Katsina state governor, says for the military to rid the country of the banditry that pervades the north-west and north-central, it needs to launch a simultaneous and relentless assault on the bandits. Masari, who gave the advice when he received the service chiefs led by Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, at the … Read more
Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina state, has warned Ahmad Gumi, prominent Islamic cleric, to refrain from holding brief for monstrous bandits that are terrorising the north. In recent times, bandits have wreaked havoc in the north, attacking villages and kidnapping schoolchildren. Ekohotblog reports that Gumi have been mediating between the government and the bandits. However, … Read more
Masari lamented that some bandits who accepted amnesty betrayed his government and became enemies of the state The Gov. said Gumi should focus on educating the marauding bandits on the importance and value of their own religion Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has blasted the popular Islamic Scholar Sheikh Abubakar Ahmad Gumi over his … Read more
The Kastina state government says about 103 people kidnapped by bandits in the state have now regained their freedom. Aminu Masari, governor of the state, who disclosed the development, said the rescue operation was aided by collaboration among security agencies — the police, military and air force and Department of State Security. Ekohotblog reports that … Read more
The abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina, have released. Eko Hot Blog reports that the the state governor, Aminu Masari, broke the news during a televised interview on Thursday. Masari said a total of 344 boys had been released to security operatives and that they were now on their way back to … Read more
Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, said those responsible for the Kankara saga have been contacted and were negotiating the boys’ freedom through the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN. Ekohotblog gathered that Masari said this while speaking on Channels TV added that his administration is in discussions with the suspected abductors. He … Read more
Bello Masari, governor of Katsina state, has debunked claims by Boko Haram insurgents that it was responsible for the abduction of some students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara . Eko Hot Blog had reported how, on December 11, gunmen attacked the school and, according to the governor, abducted over 300 students. However, Shekau, in … Read more
The presidency has countered claims by Katsina State Governor, Bello Masari, that over 300 students abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara area of the state on Friday are still missing. Eko Hot Blog had reported how gunmen invaded the boarding school on Friday night and abducted students after shooting in the air to create … Read more
Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina, has alleged that 99 percent of bandits terrorising the state are from Zamfara. Several communities in some states across the north, including Zamfara, have come under attacks by bandits and kidnappers. Speaking with journalists at his home in Kafur area of the state, Masari said three local governments that share … Read more
Masari says they are trying to make the APC unelectable ahead of 2023. Asks community leaders to provide security agencies with vital information Governor of Katsina state, Aminu Masari, has revealed those behind the perennial insecurity that is ravaging the northern part of the country. The governor on Sunday said the enemies and trader … Read more
Chairman of the board of trustees (BoT) of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), Nastura Sharif was on Wednesday apprehended by the police for leading a protest against the insecurity in the north. EkoHotBlog had reported how, on Tuesday, some members of the group protested in Katsina. The expressed their grievances over the perennial insecurity … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday enjoined bandits to surrender or face an humiliating and horrifying end. A statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, quoted Buhari to have issued the warning at a meeting with governor of Katsina, Aminu Masari. The president also condoled with Masari over the loss of lives in the attacks. The president … Read more
As part of its effort to curb insecurity and its concomitant activities, the Federal Government has deployed troops to tackle banditry and related criminal activities in Katsina Governor Aminu Bello Masari disclosed on Saturday tduring a radio Hausa media chat in Katsina. Masari said that troops of soldiers from the state and Federal Government will … Read more
Governor of Katsina, Aminu Masari, on Thursday assert many people in the state can relate with the threat posed by banditry but are indifferent to the dangers of COVID-19 pandemic. Masari made the assertion when when he hosted Leo Irabor, chief of defence training and operations, and other senior officers from the defence headquarters, Abuja. … Read more