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  • Police arrest suspect over alleged killing of nursing mother, baby in Katsina

    Police arrest suspect over alleged killing of nursing mother, baby in Katsina

    The Katsina State Police Command has apprehended 35-year-old Sahabi Rabi’u, wanted in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old nursing mother and her 10-month-old baby in Sheme village, Faskari Local Government Area.

    The state police spokesman, Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, confirmed that during questioning, Rabi’u admitted involvement in the crime and revealed that he conspired with an accomplice, who remains at large, to lure the victims to the outskirts of Sheme village. There, the victims were reportedly killed, their bodies burned, and dumped into a nearby well.

    Investigations indicate the crime stemmed from a paternity dispute involving the victims, which escalated into the fatal attack. The bodies have been recovered, and authorities are working to apprehend the fleeing suspect.

    Katsina State Commissioner of Police, CP Bello Shehu, condemned the act as “barbaric and inhumane” and assured that the command would leave no stone unturned in ensuring justice. 

    He appealed to the public to provide information that could assist in the investigation, promising that all tips would be handled confidentially.

    The police confirmed that the investigation is ongoing, with further updates to be communicated in due course.

  • Police foil banditry attacks, rescue six kidnapped victims in Katsina

    Police foil banditry attacks, rescue six kidnapped victims in Katsina

     The Katsina State Police Command has successfully thwarted a banditry attack and rescued kidnap victims in the Unguwar Batsaka area of Jibia township.

    In a statement released by ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the Police Public Relations Officer for Katsina State, it was reported that a distress call was received at the Jibia Divisional Police Headquarters regarding a group of armed bandits attacking Unguwar Batsaka. 

    The assailants were reportedly armed with dangerous weapons and firing indiscriminately while attempting to abduct residents.

    He said: ’’Swiftly, the DPO Jibia mobilised a team of operatives in collaboration with the military, members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC), and vigilantes to the scene, where they engaged the bandits in a fierce gun duel that lasted about an hour, forcing the bandits to flee the scene with various degrees of bullet injuries. 

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    ‘’The team successfully rescued 6 kidnapped victims and was immediately rushed to the hospital for medical attention due to injuries sustained as a result of the bandits attack. Regrettably, one of the victims, simply identified as Rabe Mai Shayi, succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment’’.

    ‘’Efforts are being intensified to ensure the arrest of the fleeing suspects. Further development will be communicated in due course’’

    ‘’We urge anyone with useful information on suspected criminal activities to promptly report at the nearest police station for timely and decisive action.”

  • DPO, girlfriend arrested over death of housemaid

    The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Mashi Local Government Area of the state, Garba Talawai, and his girlfriend, Sadiyya Alhaji Danyaya, over the death of their 16-year-old housemaid.

    The spokesman for the command, Gambo Isah, said in a statement in Katsina that the arrest followed a complaint by a politician.

    He said: “A councillor in Mashi Local Government, Abubakar Haruna, reported to the DPO Garba Talawai that a corpse was seen at a bush path in Mashi.

    “The DPO and his team went to the place and evacuated the corpse which was deposited at Mashi Primary Healthcare Centre.

    “Later, the corpse was identified as that of Rabi Abdullahi, 16, a housemaid to one Sadiyya Alhaji Danyaya, a girlfriend of the DPO.

    “Some health personnel on duty also identified the corpse as having been brought the previous day to the health facility by the DPO and another policeman where it was confirmed dead in a Toyota Carina II, red in colour, identified as the car of the DPO.”

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    He said that investigations indicated that the said Sadiyya reported to the DPO that the teenage girl had been missing for two days after she rebuked her for carrying an unwanted pregnancy and sleeping outside the house.

    “Preliminary investigations indicted the DPO for concealment of facts on the possible cause of death of the deceased,” he said.

    The PPRO said that the Commissioner of Police has already directed for a thorough, meticulous and comprehensive investigation on the matter.

    He further said that both the DPO and his girlfriend were helping detectives to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of the deceased.

    He said that another DPO has already been posted to the area as his replacement.

    “The commissioner of police, Sanusi Buba, assures the parents of the deceased and the public that the command will not leave any stone unturned until justice is done in the matter,” he said.

  • Police arrest four persons for allegedly selling petrol to bandits

    The Katsina State Police Command has arrested four persons for allegedly supplying petroleum products to arm bandits in the forests.

    The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Isah Gambo, disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday in Katsina.

    He said that the suspects were Zahradden Mas’udu, Ibrahim Khalid, Najib Dayyabu and Halliru Yarima.

    Gambo said that the suspects were arrested in Batsari, Kankara and Dutsinma Local Government Areas of the state.

    ”It will be recalled that the state government has banned selling of petroleum products in Jerry cans in eight frontline local governments.

    ”The local governments are Batsari, Safana, Danmusa, Jibia, Kankara, Dutsinma, Dandume and Sabuwa.

    ”The measure is to cut off supply chain to the bandits in the forests, who are using motorcycles to perpetuate their evil acts,” he said.

    The PPRO said that the suspects were arrested based on tip-off in those affected areas.

    ”The suspects allegedly specialised in sales, distribution and supply of petroleum products to bandits in those areas.

    ”They sell one jerry can of petroleum products to bandits at about N30,000,” he said.

    The spokesman said that the police recovered 33 jerry cans of petroleum and 24 empty jerry cans from the suspects.

    He said that the suspects would be charged to court after investigation to serve as deterrent to others. (NAN)

  • Police say herder-farmer clash in Katsina under firm control

    Katsina State Police Command says a clash between Fulani herders and farmers at Gora village of Safana Local Government of Katsina State has been brought under control .

    DSP Isah Gambo, the Katsina Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO) confirmed the incident to newsmen on Wednesday in Katsina, saying the command had sent a contingent of mobile police men to the area.

    He added that another team of joint security comprising soldiers, police from anti-robbery squad and operatives from department of state security service had also been deployed to the area.

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    “The violent clash took place when a herdsman pushed his cows into the farm of a farmer who was harvesting his beans,” he explained.

    A competent source told NAN that the incident occurred late Tuesday evening during which the herder in allegedly killed the farmer.

    The source further alleged that the relatives of the farmer retaliated and also killed the herder.

    According to the source, when the relations of the herder got the information that their brother had been killed, they trooped to Gora and started shooting at the farmers in sight.

    No fewer than 12 persons were feared dead and nine injured during the clash.(NAN)

  • Man arrested for slashing his girlfriend’s throat

    Man arrested for slashing his girlfriend’s throat

    The Katsina State Police Command said on Saturday it has arrested a 23 year-old man, Abubakar Musa, who slashed the throat of his girlfriend, Aisha Dikkom.

    The police also said it has arrested a 15-year-old house wife, Daushiya Abdullahi, for allegedly killing her husband and another person through food poison.

    Mr Benson Gwana, the State Commissioner of Police, made this known to newsmen on Saturday in Katsina while parading the suspects.

    Gwana said the suspect confessed committing the crime because the girl was planning to jilt him and marry another person.

    According to him, the suspect confessed to the police that he cut the throat of the victim with intent to kill her.

    “The accused took his girl-friend on a motorbike to a bush in Kurfi Local Government Area from Charachi Local Government Area where they were residing on Dec. 21, 2017.

    He used a sharp knife to cut her throat at Tamowa Village in Kurfi LGA.

    “When the suspect cut the throat of the lady, he left her in a pool of blood.

    “The suspect left the victim believing that she was dead; but the victim was rescued by a good Samaritan who took her to General Hospital in Kurfi.

    “The victim, who is responding to treatment, informed the police about the incident,” he said.

    Gwana the accused  was traced and arrested at Sabon Gari area of Charachi LGA.

    In another development, the police chief said that the female suspect, who resides at Dan-Nayaki Village in Bakori LGA, allegedly poisoned the rice and beans she cooked for her husband, Saminu Usman.

    Gwana said that Usman and his brother, died after eating the food, while one other person that ate the poisoned food survived.

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  • Teacher in court for raping minors in Katsina

    The Katsina State Police Command, have arraigned Hamisu Galadima, a primary school teacher, before a senior magistrate’s court for allegedly raping seven girls in Faskari local government area.

    The police prosecutor, ASP Hashimu Musa, told the court that the suspect was arrested following complaints by the victims’ parents.

    He said that all the girls were not above nine-years-old.

    He said that the First Information Report (FIR) indicated that the incident occurred at Tashar-icce village in Faskari local government area.

    Musa told the court that Galadima lured the girls into an office after school hours and had sexual intercourse with them at different occasions.

    He said that the girls’ parents reported the case to the police after which the suspect was arrested for investigations.

    The prosecutor added that the girls were treated at Funtua General Hospital.

    He said that the offence was punishable under the section 283 of the penal code.

    The magistrate, Mr Abdulkarim Ahmed-Umar, adjourned the case till Sept. 24, for mention and ordered that the accused be remanded in prison custody.