In a proactive move to enhance the security of lives and properties in Katsina state, Governor Dikko Radda on Tuesday convened an expanded security meeting.
Operatives of the Katsina police command have killed two bandits and rescued five kidnapped victims in the Malumfashi Local Government Area of the state.
No fewer than 30 kidnapped victims have been rescued by security team led by operatives of the Katsina police command in recent fierce gun battles with bandits in Dutsinma, Safana and Jibia local governments areas of the state.
The Katsina state police command has assured of safety of Katsina residents as it debunks report of weekend’s bandits attempted attacks in Batagarawa Local Government Area of the state.
Alhaji Sanusi Ango Gyaza, an aide to the Katsina State Governor, in Gyaza, in the Kankia Local Government Area (LGA) was attacked by gunmen suspected to be bandits.
Operatives of Katsina police command in conjunction with sister security personnel early Wednesday morning in Danmusa Local Government Area of the state rescued three kidnapped victims and recovered twenty- three domestic animals earlier rustled by bandits.
The Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Christopher Musa, after an emergency security session with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa stated that protesters seen flying the Russian flags in parts of Kano and Kaduna states committed treason, as they suggested that the military should step into the current protests rocking the country.
The Katsina State Police Command has declared that ban on public protests and unlawful assembly in the state, is still in force.
A 13-year old boy, Umar Hassan of Sheikh Abdullahi Quarters, Dandume, Katsina State is now in police net for allegedly being an informant to bandits.
Operatives of Katsina police command early Tuesday morning foiled kidnap attempts where ten victims were rescued.