The killing of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) during an anti-rustling operation in Katsina State has raised fresh concerns about the durability of recent peace deals with armed groups, even as security authorities point to operational gains. Officials confirmed that Muhammad Kabir, a chief superintendent of police and the DPO of Rimi Division, was fatally…
Bandits ambushed a police patrol team on the Guga–Bakori road in Katsina State on Tuesday, killing three officers, including an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), and injuring two others, police authorities have confirmed. The attack occurred around 12:30 p.m. near Guga in Faskari Local Government Area as a five-member team from the 27 Police Mobile…
A 58-year-old school principal, Bashir Musa, has been arrested by police in Katsina State for the suspected theft of several school items, including computer monitors and solar panels. Musa was apprehended last Monday in Dutsi Local Government Area after the local police station received information about vandalism, breaking, and theft at the school laboratory. Police…
Prominent socio-political organisations, including Afenifere, Arewa Consultative Forum, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Middle Belt Forum, and others, have expressed outrage over a plan by the Katsina State Government to release 70 bandits as part of measures to patch up a floundering peace pact with bandit leaders. The groups, in separate interviews with The PUNCH, described the…
Suspected bandits have attacked a wedding convoy in Unguwar Nagunda, Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing at least two people and injuring several others. According to a Katsina-based security analyst Malam Bakatsine, the attack comes at a time when the Katsina State Government says it is preparing to pardon 70 detained bandits, citing…
The Katsina State Government has explained its decision to initiate the release of 70 persons suspected to be involved in banditry, saying the move was part of efforts to sustain an ongoing peace deal with armed groups operating in the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Nasir Muazu, said the decision…
Terrorists have killed a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer, Ibrahim Dalhatu Tafoki, along the Funtua–Tafoki road in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, in an attack that has cast fresh doubt on ongoing peace and reconciliation efforts with armed groups in the area. Ibrahim Tafoki, who was on a motorcycle at the time…
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Sahabi Rabi’u, for the gruesome murder of a nursing mother and her 10-month-old baby in Sheme village, Faskari Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, Abubakar Aliyu, said in a statement on Thursday that Mr Rabi’u confessed to killing the 30-year-old woman and her child after allegedly…
A devastating midnight fire has claimed the lives of five members of a family at Kofar Sauri area of Katsina State, plunging the community into deep shock and mourning. The tragic incident occurred at midnight of Monday when the family’s house was completely engulfed by flames. The victims including father, mother and their three children…
The Katsina Government has ordered the immediate closure of all public schools across the state due to rising security concerns. The directive was issued on Friday by the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, prompting thousands of boarding students to return home shortly after the announcement. The ministry urged parents, caregivers, teachers, and the public…
