Abuja — Authorities in Nigeria's Katsina state have launched a joint security operation after 41 people were killed when a vigilante group clashed with bandits who attacked their village.

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A former governor of Katsina State, Shehu Shema, on Friday gave the Peoples Democratic Party a 48-hour ultimatum to reverse his suspension from the party.

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Babafemi stated also that NDLEA operatives conducting stop-and-search operation on Jebba-Minna Road linking Kwara and Niger intercepted a commercial truck conveying goods from Lagos to Katsina on Aug. 22.

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Beneficiary states are Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina, Kaduna and for the purpose of equity band justice, we deliberately included Niger and Benue States.

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Buba Marwa (Rtd), said this while responding to request for partnership and deployment of more NDLEA officers in all parts of Katsina by Gov. Dikko Radda.

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Earlier, Fadahunsi led the delegation on a fact-finding mission to Katsina State and solicited the support of the state governor, Dikko Radda, to put a stop to the menace.

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Faguji said the prediction from NIMET also indicated that there would be sporadic dry spells which do not follow any pattern except for Jigawa, Kano and Katsina states where the rain will completely cease.

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“For instance, under the Girl Education Programme, UNICEF supported the training of School-Based Management Committee members, teachers, and pupils in Kano and Katsina states on school safety and early warning systems.”

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For Katsina North Senatorial District, the incumbent Senator Ahmed Babba-Kaita of the PDP lost to Nasir Zangon-Daura of the APC.

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Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has approved the immediate termination of the appointments of a Commissioner, two Permanent Secretaries and the Chairman of the State’s Pilgrims Welfare Board.

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Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has constituted an 11-member Commission of Inquiry to investigate the recent killing of no fewer than 40 volunteers (Yan-Sakai) by terrorists.

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He pledged the willingness of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to collaborate with the state government to address the security challenges in Katsina State in order to ensure lasting peace in the state.

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He said the suspects were all indigenes of Baburasa village under Kainji local government area of Niger State, who specialized in kidnapping and cattle rustling in Zamfara, Katsina and Niger states.

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He served as Chief Magistrate, Katsina State Judiciary, 1987 – 1991; Deputy Chief Registrar/ Chief Registrar, Court of Appeal Lagos 1991 – 1994, High Court Judge, Katsina State Judiciary 1994 – 2006.

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He served as Chief Magistrate, Katsina State Judiciary, 1987 – 1991; Deputy Chief Registrar/ Chief Registrar, Court of Appeal Lagos 1991 – 1994, High Court Judge, Katsina State Judiciary 1994 – 2006.

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He urged Katsina electorate to queue behind President Buhari to support the APC presidential candidate and other candidates.

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In his remarks, Speaker of Katsina state House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Yahya Daura, promised that their legislative arm would approve all government requests on the issue of security.

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In his remarks, the Katsina governor said the North West governors decided to adopt a coordinated approach in collaborating with the Bank to implement agriculture and power projects to drive the zone’s development and improve livelihoods.

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“In the reporting month, six states reported 1,393 suspected cases: Borno (1,124), Gombe (165), Bauchi (61), Katsina (16), Adamawa (14), and Kano (13).

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It noted that Yellow Jambros and his cohort have been responsible for several kidnappings and killings along the Abuja-Kaduna Road and in several communities in Kaduna, Niger, Katsina and Zamfara States.

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