GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that nine persons lost their lives and 11 others injured in a lone crash on Malumfashi – Kafur Road in Katsina State. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Aliyu Ma’áji, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday in Katsina. He said preliminary investigation indicated that the lone crash involved a…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Hajiya Safara’u Umaru Barebari, mother of Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, is dead. An impeccable family source confirmed that she passed on in the early hours of Sunday, after a brief illness. A close associate of the family who spoke with our Correspondent described Hajiya Safara’u as, “a pillar of…
Troops of operation Fansan Yanma have killed two “notorious bandit leaders” identified as Yusuf Gwamna and Malam Ashiru in Dutsin-Ma LGA of Katsina state. Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reports that the operation, carried out late Friday night, was led by a joint security task force comprising the military,…
The Katsina State Hisbah Board has ordered the suspension of academic activities in all private schools in the state during the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement on Thursday, Hisbah commander-general, Aminu Usman, stated that schools must comply with the directive “to allow pupils to observe the holy month.” “In accordance with the Katsina…
The Katsina State Hisbah Board has banned all nightclub activities across the state, citing Islamic principles and the need to uphold moral values. The Hisbah Commander-General, Dr Aminu Usman, announced this in a statement issued in Katsina on Wednesday. He stated that nightclub owners must shut down their establishments to curb immoral practices, protect societal…
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet reportedly killed six members of a family following an air strike targeting armed gangs in Katsina state. Sources told TheCable that the jet dropped a bomb on a cluster of huts on Saturday, on the outskirts of Zakka village, in Safana district. The strike followed a bandit attack…
A medical doctor, Lawan Ado, has been arrested by security operatives for treating wounded bandits in Katsina State. Among his patients is a notorious bandit, Usman Modi-Modi on whose head a N50million bounty was placed. Dr Ado allegedly treated the injured bandits in the Safana Local Government Area and other adjoining communities. In a video,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that some gunmen have reportedly launched an attack in the Tsiga community in Bakori local government area of Katsina State. According to reports, the gunmen allegedly kidnapped several residents of the community including a retired Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga. General Tsiga served as the director general of the National Youths Service Corps…
Bandits on Tuesday evening raided the Kankara General Hospital in Katsina State, abducting five persons and leaving a medical doctor with a gunshot injury. The attack came a day after the security agencies received intelligence report that a large number of bandits were seen riding motorcycles in the western part of Kankara. Despite security forces…
Salisu Abdullahi, A community leader in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State has been arrested by the local vigilante group for his alleged involvement in banditry and kidnapping activities that have been terrorizing his own people as well as nearby communities. He was actively involved in orchestrating and facilitating kidnappings of 17 people within…