Tension continues to mount in Katsina State as Governor Dikko Umaru Radda convenes an emergency security council meeting at the Government House to address security challenges in the state.

The meeting, which is still ongoing as at press time, brought together top security officials, underscoring the urgency of the situation.
Those present include senior officers of the Nigerian Army, officials from Defence Headquarters, and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force.

Also in attendance are representatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the Federal Fire Service, and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

Chairmen of affected local councils are also participating, alongside the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, traditional rulers, religious leaders, and other senior government officials.

Reports indicate that the meeting is reviewing the current security situation and exploring improved coordination among security agencies
to tackle threats across the state.
R
ecall that bandits reportedly killed a police officer and injured two civilians after launching coordinated attacks on two communities in Matazu Local Council of Katsina State.

Those injured were said to have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile, the Katsina State Government has dismissed claims in a video circulating online that Radda criticised President Bola Tinubu.

The state government, in a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media & Strategy, M.S. Ingawa, described such reports as false and misleading.

Ingawa said that the governor’s remarks on accountability were general democratic guidance to state officials and citizens and not directed at the President.

He pledged Radda’s support to the President, noting that he has overtime demonstrated it by his consistent backing of the President even before the 2023 elections, and the February 2026 Katsina gathering where the APC leaders endorsed the President’s re-election.