Tag: Katsina State

Kankara attack: kidnappers demand ransom for abducted schoolboys
Kankara attack: kidnappers demand ransom for abducted schoolboys

The latest information from Katsina State shows that abductors of students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, have made contact with their families. The Director-General of the Media Office of the Katsina State Government, ABDUL LABARAN, told a private radio channel that the abductors are demanding ransoms for the students. LABARAN said the abductors also…

Kankara attack: Defence Hqrts confirms 333 missing schoolboys
Kankara attack: Defence Hqrts confirms 333 missing schoolboys

Three hundred and thirty-three students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, are still missing, four days after terrorists attacked their school. The spokesman of the Nigerian Defence Headquarters, Brigadier-General JOHN ENENCHE said the confirmed number of missing students is based on information received as of 7PM yesterday. Brigadier-General ENENCHE who was speaking on a…

Presidential spokesman faces criticism over claims on Kankara school abduction
Presidential spokesman faces criticism over claims on Kankara school abduction

• Gov MASARI briefs President BUHARI • Defence Hqtrs. confirms 333 students abducted The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, GARBA SHEHU, has been criticized over his claim that terrorists who attacked the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Katsina State, abducted only ten students. SHEHU had in an interview with the BBC…

Banditry: Nigerian troops report successes
Banditry: Nigerian troops report successes

The Nigerian Military has continued to record success in the battle against armed bandits in the northwestern part of the country. In the latest operations by troops of Operation Sahel Unity, between August 30 and September 12, some bandits were killed; some were arrested, while many kidnapped victims were rescued. The suspects include ISAH SHEHU, ABUBAKAR IBRAHIM,…

Troops rescue 9 kidnap victims from bandits
Troops rescue 9 kidnap victims from bandits

Soldiers have rescued nine kidnap victims from bandits in the Northwestern part of Nigeria. They include two teenage boys who were abandoned by their abductors at Jengebe market in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The suspects were said to have gone to the market on Saturday, August 15, 2020, to try and sell some stolen…

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