Tag: Katsina
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2023 Presidency: Niger, Ogun, Katsina, Nasarawa Assembly Speakers Endorse Osinbajo
The presidential ambition of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has got a boost with Speakers of four state Houses of Assembly declaring their support for his aspiration, describing him as the best material to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari come 2023. This is just as Vice-President Osinbajo stressed that consultation with the people is critical in governance and…
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Katsina, despite being Buhari’s home state, bandits recruit youths with N5,000 – Gov Masari raises alarm
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has lamented that bandits have infiltrated communities in the state, recruiting young men with as low as N5,000 along with drugs and other intoxicants. Masari added that the Nigerian Police Force does not have adequate number of personnel to effectively police the state with a population of about eight million…
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Bandits attack Katsina community, loot houses, rustle animals
Bandits, on Friday night, struck again at Danbirgima in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, stealing residents’ money and rustling an unspecified number of animals in the process. No death was reported during the two-hour attack on the community. Residents said the bandits stormed the town around 9:45 p.m. and carried out their activities…
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Masari Approves Death Penalty For Cattle Rustling, Kidnapping In Katsina
Governor Aminu Masari has signed into law mandatory death sentence for anyone convicted of cattle rustling or kidnapping in Katsina State. Similarly, the offence of rape carries the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment in addition to a fine and compensation to victim. Theses decrees come on the heels of recent attacks in the state, the…