12 September 2026 · Jibia
Cattle rustling in Katsina
OpenWatch has recorded 49 reported cattle rustling incidents in Katsina State, 20 of them in the last 12 months. That is 4% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 3 of 6 among the states where cattle rustling is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
20
Fatalities · 12 mo
18
Incidents · all-time
49
Fatalities · all-time
69
Latest reported cattle rustling in Katsina
12 September 2026
Police recover rustled livestock, arrest suspect in Katsina
9 September 2026 · Dutsin-Ma
Police repel bandit attack, recover livestock in Dutsin-Ma
4 September 2026 · Bakori
Bandits kill 13, empty 15 Katsina villages
31 August 2026
Police foil cattle rustling in Sha'iskawa
30 August 2026 · Funtua
Police recover rustled cows after Tafoki gun duel
12 August 2026
Police repel armed bandit attack, recover motorcycle in Katsina
27 July 2026
Nigerian Army troops conducted an ambush on terrorists in Katsina State, recovering 126 rustled livestock in the operation.
17 July 2026
Nigerian Army troops foiled a terrorist attack in Katsina State and recovered 56 rustled livestock. The operation was credited to the Nigerian military.
15 July 2026
Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA, working with joint security operatives, foiled a bandit attack and recovered rustled livestock in Katsina State. The operation successfully repelled the bandits and retrieved the stolen animals.
Other threats in Katsina
About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as cattle rustling in Katsina State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 12 September 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Incidents in remote areas are routinely under-reported, and classification follows how an event was described in reporting, so a low count is not a guarantee of safety. See the full Katsina risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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