Police Arrest 3 Over Political Thuggery in Katsina

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested three suspects over an alleged political thuggery attack in Yankara town, Faskari Local Government Area, during which a vehicle belonging to a political supporter was set ablaze.

The incident occurred on Saturday, October 31, 2026, following Governor Dikko Umaru Radda’s passage through Yankara on his way to the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally in Faskari town.

The police said the governor’s movement through the community was initially peaceful, with adequate security arrangements, but later received a report that suspected political thugs had blocked the road, pelted objects and set political posters ablaze.

According...