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Katsina Govt ban yansakai vigilante group
By Isaac Kertyo
Following the directives of the Katsina state government on Monday to ban the activities of outlawed Yansakai group in the state, the Katsina State Police Command has issued directives to all its Area Commanders and DPOs to go after the recalcitrant offenders and their sponsors wherever they are in the state and bring them to justice.
The directive was contained in a press statement made available to Vanguard on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Gambo Isah on behalf of the the state Police Commissioner.
In the statement, the Command warned “members of the public to disassociate themselves with the group”, urging them to cooperate with security agencies and report any “Dansakai or Yansakai” within their domains, saying “the Command will not fold its arms while some disgruntled members of the public take laws into their hands, brazenly killing innocent citizens, destroying and looting public property without recourse to the rule of law.”
According to the statement, henceforth “the Nigeria Police Force and indeed other sister security agencies will deal decisively with any person or group of persons found parading themselves as Yansakai or any other like name in the state.”
The statement also noted that “Government and security agencies will only recognized the efforts and contribution of the State Vigilante Group which is under the supervision of the Police and the traditional leaders.”
Members of the public with useful information are enjoined to “always cooperate with security agencies by providing them with useful information that may assist them in the ongoing onslaught against the recalcitrant terrorists–bandits
using any of the Police Emergency Phone Lines here 08156977777 or 09053872247.”
Earlier today, the Katsina State Government announced the ban on the activities of ‘Yan Sa Kai Volunteer Group across the State with Immediate effect.
According to the Special Adviser on Security Matters, Ibrahim Ahmed Katsina, the ban became necessary due to “their overzealous criminal activities which has resulted in extra judicial killings of innocent persons and looting of properties under the guise of ‘Yan Sa Kai operations in the state.”
With the ban, the police and security agencies were mandated to enforce the dismantling of all ‘Yan Sa Kai activities across the State, henceforth, warning that “henceforth, nobody should take the law into his hands, under whatever guise. Arrested suspects should be handed over to the Police or any Security Agency for proper investigation and action where need be.”
February 16, 2022
Insecurity: Katsina Govt Urges Residents To Arm and Defend Themselves
The Katsina State Government has asked residents to do whatever it takes including prayer or even having to acquire arms to defend themselves against criminals.
He also promised to assist security agencies in registering all the weapons illegally acquired by some of the good residents of the state.
“Anyone interested in acquiring arms should do so as it’s not right for bad elements to acquire arms while good people are denied this right,” he said.
Speaking during a press briefing at the Government House in Katsina on Tuesday, the governor also urged the people to support the efforts by security agencies to provide security in the communities.
December 30, 2021
Katsina Govt Changes State Logo
The Katsina State Government will make the new State logo public soon.
On Tuesday, the House of Assembly approved the change following a request from Governor Aminu Masari.
The decision was taken during plenary presided over by the Speaker, Tasi’u Maigari.
The request was read to House members by the Deputy Leader, Ibrahim Dikko (APC – Matazu constituency)
The new symbol was first presented to the State Executive Council on Thursday, June 24.
The Governor told the lawmakers that it depicts the historical antecedents of the Katsina people and symbolises the heritage, unity and authority.
Masari urged the legislature to expedite consideration of the request.
The Assembly, after deliberation, adopted and approved the use of the logo.
August 11, 2021
Katsina Govt Signs MOU With SON To Develop MSMEs
Katsina State Government has revealed its effort towards achieving success in the development of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in the state.
Some of these efforts include among others; identification of priority products, capacity building to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises as well as the provision of land to the Standard Organization of Nigeria, SON for the construction of office and laboratory.
The State Governor, Aminu Masari, through his Deputy, Mannir Yakubu made the revelation on Monday after he signed a Memorandum of understanding with the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) led by the Director-General of the organization, Malam Faruq Sulaiman.
According to Yakubu, the signing of the MOU which was held in his office at the Katsina Government House followed a visit by the Katsina state delegation under the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Council to the SON Headquarters in Abuja.
He explained that part of the requests forwarded to the Standard Organization of Nigeria by the state government includes the establishment of Certification Centre and sensitization to Micro Small and Medium Enterprises on how to make their products and services up to standard.
In his response, the Director-General of the Standard Organization of Nigeria, Mallam Faruq Sulaiman, explained that the MOU was out to facilitate training and create awareness programs aimed at building capacity in the area of standards development, application, quality assurance, and conformity assessment as enshrined in Standard Organization’s mandate.
Shortly after the state deputy governor, Mannir Yakubu signed the MOU on behalf of the Katsina State Government, and the SON Director-General, Malam Faruq Sulaiman signed on behalf of his organization an offer for the piece of land was presented to the Standard Organization of Nigeria by the state government.
March 9, 2021
181 Kidnap Victims Freed In Katsina After Govt Negotiates With Bandits, Miyetti
NEGOTIATIONS with bandits in Katsina State by the state government, security agencies and Miyetti Allah have resulted in the release of 181 kidnap victims. Government and security forces said they plan to extend the negotiations to bandits in other ‘vulnerable’ northern states.
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State, on Friday, said no fewer than 181 kidnapped victims had been rescued from the bandits through negotiations in recent time. He made this known while receiving another set of 77 kidnapped persons at the Government House, Katsina.

According to the governor, the victims were released by their captors after negotiations led by the state government, in collaboration with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air Force, Department of State Service and other security agencies.
The government plans to adopt the same method in other North West states where banditry has wrecked peace and order. Masari said 104 victims were recently released through the same collaboration. He explained that the 104 victims were from Sabuwa, Faskari, Dandume and Danmusa, while the 77 others that were handed over to him were from Batsari and Jibia axes.
Masari stated that all the negotiations for their release were in continuation of an exercise that started with the recovery of 344 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara.
He said: “We saw an opener and we are working with the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), in cooperation with the police, army, DSS, air force and other security agencies, to bring back as many of the kidnapped victims as possible.
“The process is still ongoing. We are doing this as quietly as we can to make sure that nobody is harmed and further kidnapping is stopped. Earlier, the state Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba, said the bandits themselves made several appeals for peace to reign in their domains. “This process has been on for some days. We are making efforts to ensure that all those that are still in captivity are safely rescued without the payment of any ransom or hindrance.
“We hope and pray that this the method will not be limited to Katsina State but will go beyond all other vulnerable states.” In a similar situation, the defence headquarters, on Friday, said the troops of Operation Whirl Stroke rescued three kidnapped victims and neutralised one bandit in an operation carried out at the Maraba Udege general area in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Coordinator, Defence Headquarters Operations (DMO), Major General John Enenche He explained that the operation was executed in the early hours of Thursday by the troops following credible intelligence on the movements of the bandits in the area during which three kidnapped persons were rescued and the one-armed bandit was neutralised.
General Eneche stated that the kidnapped victims were subsequently reunited with their respective families. He stated that in a related development, the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole bombed three Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs)’ enclaves in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State and took out their hideouts in Alagarno, including a compound housing some high-value Boko Haram leaders.
He said the ATF also destroyed no fewer than two Boko Haram terrorists’ gun trucks and eliminated some of their fighters along the Wamdeo-Chul axis in the Southern part of Borno State. He said the compound housing terrorist leaders were concealed under thick vegetation and located 2.3km North-East of Kafa, and was being used by the terrorists to coordinate their activities.
General Eneche said: “The destruction of the locations was achieved through multiple airstrikes executed on 6 January 2021 as the ATF dispatched appropriate force packages of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets and attack helicopters to engage the target areas in the day and night raids.
“The BHTs were spotted under the dense vegetation of the locations and the NAF attack aircraft took turns in engaging the targets, killing several of them “Upon sighting the NAF helicopter gunships, the terrorists, mounted on gun trucks and motorcycles attempted to beat a hasty retreat whilst firing at the attack aircraft.”
He said further that the terrorists were hit by the helicopters’ barrage of rocket and cannon fire which resulted in the immobilisation of two of the gun trucks, one of which was seen engulfed in flames. General Eneche vowed that the Armed Forces of Nigeria would not relent until all enemies of the country were neutralised and normalcy was restored to all troubled zones in the country.
February 11, 2021
Katsina Govt abolishes WhatsApp group in schools
The Katsina State Government has reportedly abolished all WhatsApp groups in government schools across the state.
A letter dated Monday, December 7, 2020 and signed by Muhammad Sada Dikko on behalf of the Zonal Coordinator, Katsina State Ministry of Education, informed all the principals to order the closure of all school WhatsApp groups.
The ban, according to the letter, became necessary due to the various postings being made which created problems between the school authority and staff.
The letter also directed principals to remind their staff about a government circular prohibiting civil servants from commenting positively or negatively on the activies of the State Government on Facebook.
December 10, 2020