A group of armed individuals, described as bandits or terrorists, launched a series of attacks in Katsina state on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, leaving at least three people dead and several others abducted. In a horrifying incident during Ishai prayer yesterday night, the hoodlums opened fire on the unsuspecting Muslim worshippers, killing three of them. A source who narrated …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has denied involvement in the death of a teenager at the Jibia Border Area of Katsina State on Saturday. The National Public Relations Officer of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. He extended the service’s heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased. According to the residents, the boy was …

The Katsina State Government has said rescue operations have commenced in response to 60 wedding guests who were kidnapped by gunmen in Damari town in the state. No fewer than 60 wedding guests who were believed to be escorting a bride home were kidnapped by a terrorist gang in the Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State. A resident confirmed …

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked Zabarmari rice farmers in the Mafa local government area of Borno State and killed over 15 of them. A rice farmer, who confirmed the incident yesterday to LEADERSHIP in Maiduguri, Awali Casa, said there was fear among the rest of the farmers as they were still searching for the bodies of their members killed …

Transportation University, Daura, Katsina State, has received the green light to begin academic activities. Its approval letter was issued by the National Universities Commission (NUC) on 18 October. The university will offer 14 programmes catering to the transportation industry and related fields. The approved programmes include B.Eng. Civil Engineering; B.Eng. Electrical Electronics Engineering; B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering; B.Eng. Mechatronics Engineering; B.Eng. …

Security operatives in Katsina State will anytime this week launch joint operations against terrorists operating in Katsina State. The operatives to be involved in the exercise include the police, troops of the Nigeria Army, the Nigeria Airforce as well as operatives of the Department of State Security Service, among others. It was also learnt members of the registered vigilante may …

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. …

The police in Katsina State have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly kidnapping and murdering his victim. In a statement by the Public Relations Officer at the Katsina police command, Chief Superintendent Gambo Isah said that “on 12/4/2023, at about 1500hrs, the command succeeded in arresting one Abubakar Abdulaziz, 30-year-old, of Sabuwar Santa, Musawa Local Government Area Katsina State, a …

Bandits operating in Zamfara and Katsina States who abducted 85 women and children in Wanzamai community of Tsafe local government area in Zamfara State have finally agreed to collect N20,000 from each of the victims amounting to N1.7 million. The bandits also demanded that military operatives deployed to Wanzamai village should be relocated to another axis, vowing that they would …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that its operatives arrested 17 suspects over alleged vote buying in Katsina and Kano states. EFCC zonal commander in Kano, Farul Dogondaji told the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday that six suspects were arrested in Tofa and Ungogo Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kano State with bags of rice and …