The Katsina State Government has clarified that Nura Aliyu-Garwa, the paraded mastermind behind the abduction of an eight-year-old boy, had already been suspended from his position as a governor’s aide long before his arrest.
The Katsina State Government has officially distanced itself from a former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Community Development, Nura Aliyu-Garwa, following his arrest and parade as the alleged mastermind behind the abduction of an eight-year-old boy in the state metropolis. In a formal clarification statement issued to journalists on Monday, May 25, 2026, the State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Dr. Bala Salisu-Zango, emphasized that the suspect had already been stripped of his administrative duties and suspended from office long before he transitioned into active felony. The executive branch clarified that Aliyu-Garwa’s official ties to the government were severed over serious allegations regarding the corrupt diversion of community empowerment assets originally designated for rural vulnerable groups.
According to state records, the suspect’s initial suspension followed a strict internal investigation that tied him to the illicit diversion of highly sensitive distribution materials meant for various remote communities within the Batsari Local Government Area under the state’s flagship Community Development Programme. Instead of facing institutional rehabilitation, Aliyu-Garwa reportedly exploited his residual political networks to declare an ambitious legislative bid, purchasing nomination forms to contest for a seat in the Katsina State House of Assembly to represent the Batsari Constituency. Security operatives later discovered that the former aide ran a double life, utilizing his high-profile public persona and neighborhood layout to gather tactical intelligence on targets before engineering the Sardauna Estate minor abduction.
Reacting to the disturbing security revelations, Governor Dikko Umaru Radda described the entire development as highly unfortunate and deeply troubling, particularly given the suspect’s extensive profile and past background within public service administration. While reassuring the public that his administration maintains a completely unyielding stance against any form of official or grassroots criminality, Governor Radda highly commended the Nigeria Police Force and coordinating intelligence agencies for their tactical efficiency in smashing the urban kidnap ring. The state chief executive concluded by appealing to community leaders and everyday residents to continually support the ongoing kinetic operations across Katsina by proactively equipping security networks with timely, credible, and actionable information on all suspicious activities.
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