…shot dead Sheikh Yahaya Masussuka and his associate outside his residence in Dutsin-Ma, Katsina StateThe attack happened around 9 pm on Monday, and both victims died at Dutsin-Ma Hospital despite emergency treatmentThe Katsina State Police Command confirmed the deaths but had not announced any arrests or disclosed a mo…

…Sheikh Yahaya Masusuka, in a suspected targeted attack at his residence in Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State. Sources said the cleric was murdered by armed men who attacked his home in the town late Monday night, October 26, 2026. The circumstances surrounding the murder, including the identities of the assailants and their mot…

…to a distress call from farmers at Machika Dam in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday, October 24, following reports of terrorist activities in the area. He said the troops mobilised to the location and engaged the suspected terrorists in a gun battle, killing two while others fled. “During the op…

…Abdulmalik Omeiza, Alqasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik and Abdulkareem Idris.On June 15, a Katsina State High Court sentenced Hauwa’u Mukhtar, described as a female arms courier, to death by hanging.The following day, a Kogi State High Court sentenced Jibrin Halilu to death by hanging for kidnapping and murdering his neigh…

The Katsina State Police Command has smashed a notorious syndicate specializing in kidnapping children below 5 for ransom. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 said detectives successfully rescued a 3-year-old victim unhurt and arrest…

…Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued 27 kidnapped victims in Katsina State after engaging terrorists in a gun battle in Sabuwa Local Government Area. PUNCH Metro learnt that the victims, comprising 15 males and 12 females, were abducted from Gamji community before troops responded to a distress c…

…Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued 27 kidnapped victims in Katsina State after engaging terrorists in a gun battle in Sabuwa Local Government Area. The victims, comprising 15 males and 12 females, were abducted from Gamji community before troops responded to a distress call on October 16, 2026.…

…According to the prosecution, the defendants are from Okene LGA, Kogi State; Daura LGA, Katsina State, and Suleja LGA, Niger State. Led in evidence by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, DPPF, Oyedepo Rotimi, SAN, the witness said the operation by security agents, leading to the kidnap victims’ rescue…

…received 20 and Akwa Ibom had 50 buses ready for service. According to the President, Katsina State had introduced 30 CNG hybrid buses and 200 electric tricycles, while Kano had received 30 CNG buses and five electric buses. He added that another rollout was scheduled for Edo State. Tinubu also said Kaduna’s 100 CNG bu…

…kidnapped boy after collecting ransom from his family in Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to information provided to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the three suspects, all reportedly from the same community as the victim, allegedly conspired to kidnap a boy identified as Umar Sa'ad Moba and h…

The Katsina State Police Command has repelled separate bandit attacks in Kankia and Musawa local government areas of the state, rescuing three kidnapped victims, recovering 12 rustled cows and neutralising one suspected bandit. This was contained in a statement by the Command Public Relations Officer DSP Abubakar Sadiq…

…reportedly killed a police inspector after attacking travellers in the Shagari area of Katsina State. According to a post by Bakatsine on X, the armed men were sighted moving through farmlands early in the morning towards Sanyin Nawal village. He said the bandits reportedly stopped some vehicles and robbed travellers b…

Dr Aminu Usman, Commander-General of the Katsina State Hisbah Board, submitted his resignation letter on October 5Usman addressed his resignation letter to the Secretary to the State Government at the Governor's Office in KatsinaThe commander-general gave no reason for his departure but praised Governor Dikko Radda's l…

Dr Aminu Usman (Abu Ammar), Commander-General of the Katsina State Hisbah Board, has resigned his appointment with immediate effect. Usman announced his resignation in a letter dated Oct. 5, and addressed to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Governor’s Office, State Secretariat Complex, Katsina. The commande…

More than 40,000 women in Katsina State are expected to benefit from the Community Investment Fund under the Nigeria for Women Programme Scale-Up Project, as the state government formally commenced the disbursement of funds to eligible Women Affinity Groups. Speaking at the official flag-off ceremony in Katsina on Sund…

…recovery of suspected cannabis sativa, other illicit substances and six motorcycles. In Katsina State, police tactical teams foiled an attempted kidnapping along the Funtua-Zaria Highway at Dankawo Village. The suspects had reportedly blocked the highway to abduct commuters when operatives of the Violent Crime Response…

Alhaji Kabir Bature, the chairman of the Katsina State Pilgrim Welfare Board, has resigned from his position. Bature was appointed Chairman of the Katsina State Pilgrim Welfare Board by Governor Dikko Umar Radda in 2023. In a letter addressed to the Secretary to the Katsina State Government, he announced his resignatio…

Alhaji Kabir Bature Sarkin Alhazai, chairman of the Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board, resigned from his positionSarkin Alhazai addressed his resignation letter to the Secretary to the Katsina State Government but gave no reason for leavingHis exit makes him the third political appointee under Governor Dikko Radda t…

…teams nor residents of the community suffered casualties. A separate operation in Katsina State saw police repel bandits who attacked motorists along the Funtua-Zaria Road on October 1. The intervention allowed traffic to resume normally on the highway. In Benue State, personnel attached to Operation Zenda responded to…

…rescued five abducted women, including a mother and her infant, during an operation in Katsina State. The rescued victimsPhoto: Nigerian Army In a post obtained from the Nigerian Army’s X handle on Thursday, the troops acted on intelligence about the movement of suspected terrorists around Madaci Forest in Sabuwa Local…

…a mother and her infant, during an operation in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State. A military source said the troops acted on intelligence about the movement of terrorists around the Madaci Forest area and swiftly mobilised to intercept them through tactical manoeuvres. According to the source, the military…

…journalists on Sunday. 10. The Health Secretary of Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, Sa’adu Dantutture, has been abducted and killed by bandits in his hometown of Dantutture, Kafur Local Government Area. It was gathered on Sunday that Dantutture, a former Director of Primary Healthcare in Funtua Local…

Man allegedly k!lls his 80-year-old father in Katsina The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Sada Tambai, for allegedly k!lling his 80-year-old father in Bindawa Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Sat…

…supporting the operation were fatally shot, while another sustained a gunshot injury. In Katsina State, operatives similarly intercepted suspected bandits at Mararabar Dayawa Forest in Kafur Local Government Area. One armed suspect was reportedly neutralised during a gun duel, while a kidnapped victim from Gwarzo Local…

…Sule College of Nursing, Lagos State College of Nursing, Ogun State College of Nursing, Katsina State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Kebbi State College of Nursing, Cross River State Colleges of Nursing, as well as institutions in Bauchi, Anambra, Kaduna, Taraba, Zamfara and the Federal Capital Territory, among othe…