Tag: Katsina

  • Police kill 5 suspected bandits in Katsina  State

    Police kill 5 suspected bandits in Katsina State

    The Police Command in Katsina State said it had killed five suspected bandits in Safana Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman of the command, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Katsina. Isah said that the suspects were killed on Oct. 27 at about 04:00 hours at Tsaskiya community…

  • Army neutralises 17 bandits, rescued 2 kidnapped girls in Katsina

    Troop of the Nigeria Army of the Operation Sahel Sanity Theatre have neutralised 17 bandits and rescued two teenage girls kidnapped in separate operations in Katsina State. According to a statement signed by Brig- Gen., Bernard Onyeuko, Acting Director of Defence Media Operation, Defence Headquarter Abuja, on Sunday, one soldier died in the battle with…

  • NAF offers free medical treatment to IDPs in Katsina

    June 25, 2020 (NAN) The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has conducted free medical treatment for persons displaced by bandits’ attacks in 20 communities of Faskari Local Government Area (LGA), Katsina State. The service also distributed food items and other relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the area. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS),…