Tag: Katsina State
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NAF denies paying bandits for captured anti-aircraft gun
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has denied a news report circulating on some media platforms alleging that it paid N20 million to bandits who operate in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State in exchange for a captured anti-aircraft gun. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made the…
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Banditry: 7 states to recruit 3,000 vigilantes, says Masari
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State said seven states in the North West and North Central have agreed to recruit 3,000 special vigilantes to assist in combating banditry and kidnapping. Masari disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen on the sideline of a Consultative Meeting with the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed…