Sokoto
Sokoto Residents Plead for Permission to Bear Arms as Attacks by Lakurawa Persist
Communities in Kebbe Local Government Area, Sokoto State, have appealed to the Federal Government for permission to arm themselves for self-defence, following repeated assaults attributed to the Lakurawa terror group. Addressing journalists in Sokoto on Saturday, community leader Alhaji Adamu Kebbe said residents are at the end of their tether after a string of attacks […]
Insecurity: FG directs Minister, Defence Chiefs to move to Sokoto
By Olamilekan Adigun The Federal Government has directed the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle and other military chiefs to move to Sokoto State to rid the North-West of the menace of banditry, kidnapping and terrorism. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Mr Henshaw Ogubike, Director of Information and Public Relations, […]
Bandits Reportedly Kidnap Over 150 People In Sokoto
By Olamilekan Adigun Gunmen have reportedly invaded Gobir community in Sokoto and kidnapped over 150 people. The kidnap incident happened a few days after the death of the Emir of Gobir, Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa, who was murdered by bandits. A University Don, Prof Bello Bada disclosed the latest incident in an interview with Radio […]
