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PMB to Commission Water Scheme in Katsina
President Muhammadu Buhari is in Dutsinma, Katsina State, to commission the Zobe Regional Water Supply Scheme. The now completed 179 million cubic metre-capacity dam was started 25 years ago, but abandoned by successive governments. The project, which is a joint venture between the Katsina State and the Federal Government, is designed to provide adequate water…
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Sensitive Image: Police Intercept Weapons Meant For Bandits
Police in Kaduna say it engaged ten bandits, who blocked Kaduna to Birnin Gwari road, in a gun battle, on Friday, while attempting to kidnap 5 people. The Command’s Spokesperson ASP Mohammed Jalige said all rescued passengers have been re-united with their families. In a combined operation with operatives from Abuja, the police said it…
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Police Rescue 84 from Bandits in Katsina
Eighty-four victims of kidnap mostly Islamiyya school children have been rescued from bandits in Mahuta village of Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina state. This followed a distress call received on Saturday at about 2200hrs, by the DPO Dandume, that some Islamiyya students of Hizburrahim Islamiyya, Mahuta village, numbering about eighty, were attacked while on…
