Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State has renewed calls for citizens to actively support security efforts by providing actionable intelligence that can lead to the arrest and elimination of bandits terrorising communities across the state. Speaking during a mid-term briefing to mark his second year in office, Governor Radda emphasised that the war against insecurity cannot be won by …

Katsina State Governor, Umaru Radda has commended the Nigerian military for killing a notorious bandit leader, Buhari Halidu, popularly known as Buharin Yadi, alongside his accomplices numbering over 30. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ibrahim Kaula, the state commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasir Mu’azu disclosed that the decisive action occurred in …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Wednesday, urged the Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, to come forward and substantiate his allegations against the military. According to the military high command, Radda, while featuring on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television on 5 April 2024, accused the military of aiding and profiting from terrorism in his state. Reacting in a statement …

Katsina State governor, Dikko Radda has accused some government officials and security personnel of aiding banditry in the country, saying that banditry has become a business venture for these officials. The governor, who revealed that one bandit leader has over 100 camps in his state, said poverty has made recruitment into banditry easy, adding that as little as N500 could …

Katsina State government has joined Zamfara State government in insisting that there will be no negotiation with bandits terrorising the North West zone. Governor Dikko Radda, who disclosed this at Defence Headquarters, Abuja yesterday after a closed-door meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Christopher Musa, said the state government took the decision because past negotiations didn’t yield any …

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has disclosed that his government had identified traditional rulers aiding and abetting banditry in the state and has subjected them to scrutiny. He vowed to deal decisively with any traditional or member of his cabinet found sponsoring or aiding bandits. Speaking yesterday at a press conference in Abuja on why the state established its …

Katsina State Governor, Dr. Dikko Radda has reportedly rejected 100 rams from an unnamed philanthropist in the state. According to The Guardian, the rams were presented to Radda on Tuesday ahead of the Sallah celebration, but he turned down the offer. The donation was said to have offended the governor, who warned against bringing him such gifts in the future. …