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Politics● Low5d ago · Nov 2, 2026, 8:42 AM

Police arrest three over political violence in Katsina

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Police say three suspects have been arrested after a crowd blocked a road, threw stones and set a vehicle ablaze in Yankara, Katsina State, hours after Governor Dikko Radda passed through the town for an APC campaign rally. The post Police arrest three over political violence in Katsina appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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