Katsina State

November 10, (THEWILL) - At least 11 persons have been killed by suspected bandits, who attacked some communities in Batsari local government area of Katsina State. The attacks  which happened on Tuesday night,  lasted till Wednesday morning. Chairman of the Katsina...

October 26, (THEWILL) - At least six people have reportedly been killed while several others were abducted after bandits on Sunday evening raided Unguwar Samanja village in Faskari local government area of Katsina state. Sources at neighbouring Daudawa said the...

October 23, (THEWILL) - Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari on Saturday called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency on the nation’s security. Masari said the declaration would tackle the security challenges, particularly banditry and insurgency in...

October 18, (THEWILL) - Armed men suspected to be  bandits have kidnapoed Alhaji Bishir Gide Banye, the village head of Banye in the Charanchi Local Government Area of Katsina State. Banye was abducted alongside a secondary school student. A resident of...

October 07, (THEWILL) - Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have arrested a 42-year-old woman for allegedly selling fake employment offer letters to unsuspecting job seekers in Nigeria. Spokesperson of State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, said, the suspect,...

October 06, (THEWILL) - At least 10 persons have been confirmed killed and 11 injured after suspected bandits on Tuesday evening attacked Yasore village, Katsina state. The bandits, THEWILL gathered, also  looted several houses in the village, including money, phones, clothes,...

September 24, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) has intercepted 202 motorcycles from suspected bandits and their collaborators in Katsina State between August and September, 2021. The Acting Controller of the state command, Alhaji Chedi Wada disclosed this on Friday...

September 20, (THEWILL) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Katsina State. The INEC spokesperson in the State, Alhaji Buhari Abashe, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on...

September 12, (THEWILL) - The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct Communications Minister, Isa Pantami, and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to reverse the suspension of telecommunication services in Katsina and Zamfara...

September 08, (THEWILL) - The Katsina Police Command has arrested four officers of the Nigerian Customs Services for firing at the official vehicle of the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Yau Umar Gwajo Gwajo. The customs officers...