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Some parents of the students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, abducted by gunmen on Friday night are worried and confused over the situation. They called on the government to do everything possible to secure the release of their children and wards. See Also Insecurity Bandits Storm Katsina School, Kill Security Guard, Many Students Missing 0 Comments 22 Hours Ago Some of them spoke to DailyTrust on Saturday. A mother, Iklima Idris Bakori, said, “My son was taken away…Is it because we are poor that this is happening to us. If not, why is this happening?” Another parent, Mustapha Barde, whose son, Abbas Mustapha, 14, was abducted, called on the government to do everything possible to secure the release of their children from the bandits. “They should please be careful so that during a confrontation with the bandits, our children are not killed. My son just finished his exams and will be going to JSS 3,” he said. Usman Galima, whose s...

Students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, on Saturday gave a distressing account of the night they spent in the bushes following the Friday’s siege on their school by bandits. Many of the students are still missing while their parents said they are in distress. They called on relevant authorities to rescue their wards. BBC See Also Insecurity UPDATED: How Gunmen Invaded Katsina Boarding School Few Hours After Buhari Arrived Home State 0 Comments 21 Hours Ago SaharaReporters had reported that hundreds of motorcycle riding bandits, armed with sophisticated weapons, attacked the boys’ school in Kankara town of Katsina State at night. During the attack, hundreds of students scaled through the fences of the school in search of safety while the rampaging bandits kept shooting and asking the fleeing students to return. The attack on the school took place a few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari landed in Katsina and proceeded to Daura, hi...

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as Shiites, has said that the movement will not forgive the Nigerian government over the Zaria massacre where many of its members were killed by Nigerian Army in December 2015. A senior cleric of the movement, Sheik Abdulhamid Bello, disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja while addressing journalists on occasion to mark five years of the massacre. The cleric said the catastrophic genocide against the innocent souls remained fresh in their memories and they would never forgive the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. The cleric said, “We come out in large numbers today to commemorate five years of this tragic persecution that has not been meted to any community in Nigeria apart from us by the Buhari regime.  “How can we even forget this catastrophic genocide against innocent souls? Indeed till the end of time, Zaria massacre will continue to be remembered by generations to come, just like so many unfortunate massacres be...

Kaduna State Governor Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai The Kaduna State Government says that public spaces in the state might be temporarily closed if residents fail to observe COVID-19 preventive protocols. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Amina Mohammed-Baloni, gave the indication at a press conference on Saturday, warning that the state would impose a new lockdown if the rate of recorded COVID-19 cases in the state continues to increase. Kaduna State Governor Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai BBC Mohammed-Baloni said, “In absolute and relative terms, Kaduna State is now recording high infection figures reminiscent of the first wave of Covid-19 spread in April, May and June 2020.” She pointed out that “the lowering of the infection rate following the first wave encouraged the government to approve the recommendation of the State Covid-19 Task Force for a significant reopening of certain aspects of the state. “However, we are saddened to report that the conditions that compelled the 75-day ...

The Commissioner for Women Affairs in Adamawa State, Lami Ahmed, has attributed the rising cases of rape in the country to the devil.  Ahmed noted that there is also a breakdown in family values, resulting in a higher rate of divorce and thereby exposing children to abuse.  In an interview with The Punch, the commissioner said, “To me, the reason why the cases of rape are increasing every day is because rape is the handiwork of the devil. There’s a breakdown in family values resulting in a higher rate of divorce. “Situations such as the separation of the father and mother can sometimes expose the child to abuse either from a family member or neighbours.” Ahmed added that child abuse could also be a factor, stating that children who are abused or neglected are likely to be taken for granted.   She also said that there is no law in place to curtail the incidence of rape in the state.  She noted, “If laws are put in place, they will curtail the incidence. B...