The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters, Abuja, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, disclosed this at a press briefing on Sunday in Faskari, Kastina State.
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The book: “The Compendium of Nigerian Army Transformation: The Buratai Years 2015-2020,” was unveiled at the Faskari Super Camp IV in Katsina State.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, in a statement on Tuesday said the encounter took place on July 6, following a distress call from the community.
Mustapha Inuwa, the Secretary to the State Government, disclosed this at a press conference in Katsina.
The woman told the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Faskari, Katsina State that their village was attacked by bandits 42 days ago.
The presentation was made on behalf of the COAS by the General Officer Commanding 1 Division, Kaduna, Major General Nuhu Angbazo, at the Command Secondary School, Faskari.
Farouk gave the commendation when the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, paid him a courtesy visit on Sunday in Daura.
Abubakar disclosed this on Tuesday in Katsina when he inspected the operations, which had been on for the last one month.
There was a huge protest in Katsina over the insecurity in the state, which had led to several deaths and kidnappings.
The President made his feelings known in a broadcast to commemorate the 2020 Democracy Day in Abuja on Friday.
The hospital, being built at the cost of N21 billion, would provide services to patients in the North West zone.
This was sequel to a motion by Rep. Sada Soli (APC-Katsina), which was unanimously adopted at plenary on Thursday.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Katsina.
The spokesman of the Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the development on Friday.
Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa the Secretary to the State Government, said this in a statement in Katsina.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Katsina.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that 215 cases were recorded from Katsina Local Government Area, 79 from Daura and the remaining 43 from other council areas.
Masari made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday.
Following the recent wave of gruesome attacks on innocent villagers in several communities at Ruma and Batsari Local Government Areas in Katsina State, the District Head of Batsari, Alhaji Tukur Mu’azu, said his subjects will prefer to die from Coronavirus than being killed by rampaging bandits.
President Muhammadu Buhari has authorised the commencement of a major military operation to sweep bandits and kidnappers out of Katsina State.