ABUJA, Nigeria/ISTANBUL At least 21 gang members were killed in an operation in Shawu forest in Nigeria’s Katsina State, authorities said Saturday.

The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has assured the residents that his administration will implement decisive measures to end banditry across the state.

Fight Not Over The Katsina State Commissioner of Police, Bello Shehu, commended the professionalism shown in the April raids and called for continued vigilance. “This is a fight for our future,” he ...

Over the past 12 years, banditry, kidnapping, and cattle rustling have escalated, causing widespread devastation with communities disrupted, livelihoods shattered, and the socio-economic fabric ...

The Katsina State Government has recruited an additional 550 youths as operatives into its security outfit, named: “Community Watch Corps,” to boost the fight against insecurity in the state.

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

Residents of the communities affected by banditry in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday urged the government to intensify efforts in protecting their lives and property.

Anti-banditry protesters block roads in Katsina “Most of the children around us are orphans, and they don’t have food to eat, so we need urgent support," the Katsina protesters said.

Armed gangs continue to run amok in Nigeria’s north-west Katsina State terrorising communities. This time, however, security agencies are also being targeted.

Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Saad Abubakar III, has revealed that it will take decades to end insecurity and banditry in the North-West.

“Most worrisome to me is that these acts of banditry and terrorism have become routine, with the government seemingly helpless and nonchalant about it despite the enormous annual budget for ...

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has vowed to eradicate banditry and all forms of criminality within the state.