Deputy Governor Faruk Lawal-Jobe said the project was among 26 interventions under the Conflict Mitigation and Community Reconstruction framework, launched in 2025.
The Katsina directorate of the National Orientation Agency launched a security awareness campaign across border communities on Monday.
At least two persons were killed on Christmas Eve in Jibia LGA as bandits attempted to abduct passengers travelling along Kwanar Makera.
The Katsina police command says it rescued 14 passengers from kidnapping by bandits in Dan’arau in Magama-Jibia, Jibia LGA.
The police command in Katsina says it has arrested six persons for supplying petrol and bread to bandits.
