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Katsina to Host Colourful World Hausa Day Celebration on August 26, 2025

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Katsina to Host Colourful World Hausa Day Celebration on August 26, 2025

KATSINA, Nigeria Katsina State is gearing up for a grand celebration of World Hausa Day on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, promising a vibrant showcase of Hausa culture, language, and heritage. The event will feature public lectures, cultural displays, and traditional festivities, drawing participants from across Nigeria and the global Hausa community. According to the organisers,…

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Vigilante Commander, Others Killed in Fresh Bandit Attack on Danzangi, Katsina State

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Vigilante Commander, Others Killed in Fresh Bandit Attack on Danzangi, Katsina State

DANZANGI, DUTSIN-MA LGA — A deadly attack by armed bandits on Friday night has left several people dead, including a local vigilante leader, in Danzangi, a rural community in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State. Residents say the attackers stormed the village under the cover of darkness, firing gunshots and causing widespread panic. The…

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Bandits and banditry, Crime Watch

Seven Killed, Property Razed As Bandits Attack Katsina Village

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Seven Killed, Property Razed As Bandits Attack Katsina Village

At least seven persons were killed in a fresh bandits attack on Saturday night on Mai Dabino village in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State. The attack, according to an eyewitness, saw the abduction of unspecified number of persons mostly women and children whom have been taken to a nearby forest. The eyewitness told…

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Bandits and banditry

26 Killed, Including 4 Police Officers As Bandits Attack Katsina Village

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26 Killed, Including 4 Police Officers As Bandits Attack Katsina Village

A fresh attack by ruthless bandits has left 26 people dead and 2 injured in villages of Kankara Local Government Area in Katsina State. Spokesperson of the Katsina State Police Command, ASP Sadiq Abubakar, disclosed this in a press statement today. He stated that the gunmen riding on motorcycles invaded Gidan Boka village, killing 15…

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Bandits Attack Community, Kill 24 Persons In Katsina

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Bandits Attack Community, Kill 24 Persons In Katsina

Not less than twenty four persons have been reportedly killed and several others wounded in a fresh bandits attack on Unguwar Sarkin Noma Community in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State. Rextun City Updates gathered that those killed were mostly vigilante members who came out to repel the attacking bandits. It was further gathered…

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Crime Watch

Military Camp Commander Shot Dead In Katsina

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Military Camp Commander Shot Dead In Katsina

The military commander of an army camp located at Sabon Garin Dan’Ali, in Danmusa local government area of Katsina state has reportedly been shot dead in an ambush at Malali village in Kankara local government area, where he was called to provide reinforcement to repel an attack on the village. Sources disclosed that the incident…

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DPO, Army Commander Killed In Katsina Bandits Attack

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DPO, Army Commander Killed In Katsina Bandits Attack

Armed bandits, Wednesday morning, killed a divisional police officer, Abfullahi. Rano, in Jibia local government area of Katsina State during an attack on Magama section of Jibia town. sources said through the phone that the bandits arrived at the area around 3 a.m. and laid siege to it for three hours, despite resistance by security…

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Village Head Abducted As Gunmen Kills 10 In Katsina

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Village Head Abducted As Gunmen Kills 10 In Katsina

Gunmen early yesterday attacked three communities in Bakori and Funtua councils of Katsina State, killing 10 residents and abducting a village head simply identified as Alhaji Umar. A source said the gunmen first invaded Dukawa village in Bakori council, looting houses and shops, before moving to two other communities in Funtua council, where they looted…

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