The operation comes barely a week after suspected armed herders and local bandits, numbering about a thousand, ambushed and killed 11 security personnel drawn from the police and the Civil Protection Guards, known by the code name Anyam Nyom, within Katsina-Ala LGA. In a statement issued in Makurdi, the Acting Media Information Officer of OPWS, […]
According to a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun, and made available on Monday, the operation was carried out within Kokolo forest, via Kawo-Auna village, in Nasko. Abiodun said the command’s Special Task Team (STT), in collaboration with operatives of the Force Intelligence Department, Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS), and vigilante members, stormed the […]
A statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed stated that the decision was taken at the 14th regular meeting of the State Executive Council. In a chat with journalists after the meeting, the Commissioner for Information, Bala Zango, said the move was aimed at bolstering collaboration between formal security agencies and local groups […]
This piece of information was disclosed in a post on X by the state’s Directorate of press. In the statement released, the governor also reteirated his administration’s commitment to justice, security and unity across the state. It was stated that Mutfwang made the pledge at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Jos, during the commencement of the […]
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Tanko Sununu, warned that millions are at risk of sliding deeper into poverty, especially in the North, which accounts for 65% of the country’s poor population, mostly smallholder farmers whose livelihoods have been wiped out by floods and drought. He noted that the World Food Programme recently suspended key operations […]
Eyewitnesses said the attack occurred when the security personnel responded to a distress call about the presence ofIn response, Governor Dikko Radda led a high-level delegation of security officials to the attack site for an on-the-spot assessment. The delegation included the State Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, Dr Nasiru Muazu; the State Commissioner of […]
Some suspected bandits reportedly attacked a mosque in Tudun Malamai community, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing the Imam who was leading the Isha prayer and abducting at least ten worshippers. The incident, which unfolded during the night prayers, left two other individuals injured. A prominent Katsina-based security analyst, Bakatsine, made this known […]