Tinubu condmns Katsina attacks, gives marching orders to police, others

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the recent spate of attacks against citizens in Dutsin-Ma and Kankara Local Government Areas of Katsina State. No fewer than fifty farmers were killed by rampaging armed bandits in three villages across Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State yesterday, The gunmen who raided farms across ‘Yargoje, Gatakawa and Dan-nakwabo villages shot sporadically at the farmers most of whom died on the spot. Several eyewitnesses said no less than fifty dead bodies were counted after the mayhem. While describing the latest attacks as grisly and sinister, the President emphasized that more will be done ”to secure citizens and completely degrade terrorists and other harbingers of death and sorrow in any part of the country” President Tinubu directed security agencies to go after the assailants and ensure that they are brought to justice. ”The President condoles with the families of the deceased, as well as the Government and people of Katsina State, and prays for the repose of the souls of the departed,” a statement signed by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale stated.

Katsina govt confirms receipt of N2bn palliative from FG

The Katsina State Government has confirmed the receipt of N2 billion out of the N5 billion palliative approved to the states by the Federal Government. Dr Bala Salisu-Zango, the state’s Commissioner for Information, Culture and Home Affairs made the clarification while reacting to insinuation that the federal government released N5 billion to the state. He said that: “The attention of the state government has been drawn to news going round in the media that N5 billion has been released to states by the Federal Government for palliative. “I wish to state that, Katsina State Government received only N2 billion for procurement of grain to be distributed to the citizens of the state”. Salisu-Zango said the state government had so far utilised N2 billion to procure 40,000 bags of rice for distribution to vulnerable persons in all the polling units across the state. He said the government would also utilise the next tranche of the fund from the federal government to purchase maize for distribution to deserving households. He warned that the state government would punish anyone found wanting in the palliative distribution exercise.