Tag: Sokoto State

Sokoto: Bandits disguised in hijabs attack community, kill scores

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Sokoto bandits attack

Bandits reportedly disguised in women’s hijabs attacked Mallamawar Yari village in Gawakuke ward of Rabah local government area in Sokoto State on Saturday night, killing several residents and abducting several others. Security analyst, Bakatsine disclosed this in a post on X on Sunday. The post said the bandits attacked the village at night and carried out a massive assault while they were dressed in women’s hijabs, which allegedly helped them move around without raising suspicion. During the attack, several residents were killed, while many others were abducted and taken to…

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Ramadan feeding: Sokoto govt. shares garri, ƙuli-ƙuli, sachet water after budgeting ₦1bn for programme

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Sokoto Govt. on Ramadan feeding

The Ahmad Aliyu-led Sokoto State government reportedly budgeted ₦1 billion for a Ramadan feeding programme intended to provide meals to vulnerable residents across the state.  The programme was said to target about 34,000 meals per day from its 170 feeding centres throughout the fasting period.  Despite this, photos circulated online on social media platform X showing residents receiving only garri, ƙuli-ƙuli, and sachet water as the relief items under the programme. These posts claimed the small quantities of these items did not reflect the scale of the ₦1 billion budget. …

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Airstrike Fallout: Traditional ruler cautions locals in Sokoto

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Sokoto airstrike fallout

The traditional ruler of Jabo in Tambuwal LGA of Sokoto State, Abubakar Jabo, has advised residents against visiting the explosion site to pick metal fragments and debris. The airstrike in the area, which occurred in the early hours yesterday, did not affect residents nor damage residential buildings. A visit to the scene where debris fell revealed that several fragments were being collected by some locals. The officials of Police Base 15 Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) in Sokoto led by the Commandant, Hassan Jatau, had cordoned off the area on arrival.…

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Sokoto: Bandits abduct bride, bridesmaids, 28 others before wedding

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Sokoto bandits abduction

No fewer than 30 women and girls were reportedly abducted on Saturday night, when armed bandits attacked Chacho community in Wurno local government area of Sokoto State. It was gathered that one resident was injured during the attack, according to a post on X by security analyst, Bakatsine, on Sunday. According to the report, the assailants stormed the community under the cover of darkness and abducted scores of women and girls, including a bride and her bridesmaids, just hours before her scheduled wedding ceremony. The mass abduction adds to the…

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“We’re living like prisoners”: Sokoto communities cry out

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Sokoto communities cry out

…As bandits sack 17 towns, kill, abduct dozens Fear and despair have gripped communities in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State as bandit attacks escalate, leaving behind a trail of death, abductions, and mass displacement. From Dukura to Dalijan, Fakku, and Ingushi, residents recount nights of terror, villages raided, livestock stolen, homes torched, and families torn apart. What was once a peaceful farming belt has now become a battlefield where survival is a daily struggle. At a press conference on Saturday, community leaders led by Adamu Haruna of Kebbe…

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Sokoto: Bandit attacks force women, children to sleep under trees – Report

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Sokoto banditry report

A deepening humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Tureta and Dange/Shuni local government areas (LGAs) of Sokoto, where relentless bandit attacks have displaced thousands of residents—mostly women and children—forcing them to sleep under trees and in open fields. Once-thriving farming communities have now become desolate as persistent violence and fear push villagers to abandon their homes. Schools are closed, farmland lies fallow, and the echo of gunfire has replaced the rhythm of rural life. According to a mother of four who fled Tureta, Malama Halima: “I haven’t stepped into my house…

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Sokoto: Scores feared killed, as fighter jet targeting Lakurawa bandits bomb communities

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Fighter jet bombing

Many villagers were feared killed, while several others injured, when a fighter jet targeting Lakurawa terrorist group mistakenly bombed two communities in Silame local government area of Sokoto State. According to local residents of Silame, the affected communities were Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa, located close to Surame Forest, which is identified as another hideout of Lakurawa and bandits. A source told newsmen that over 10 villagers were killed and several others sustained varying degrees of injury during the airstrike. The chairman of Silame LGA, Abubakar Muhammad Daftarana, however, confirmed the…

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Sokoto probes diversion of N16.1bn under Tambuwal

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Sokoto probes Tambuwal

The Sokoto State Commission of Inquiry has commenced an investigation into the sales of the States shares worth N16.1 billion during the administration of the immediate-past governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. The shares were reportedly sold by the Sokoto State Investment Limited. According to a lawyer, Amanzi Amanzi, who disclosed this on Tuesday at the end of the panels session, said that the Commission was called upon to investigate the sale of Government shares unaccounted for between 2018 and 2023. He said, In 2018, the Accountant-General of the State transferred all…

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Sokoto: ‘Nutrition supplements stolen, replaced with stones’, UNICEF alleges

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UNICEF alleges

The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) has lamented that nutrition supplements meant for malnourished children in some communities in Sokoto State are being stolen and sold in the market. UNICEFs Chief of Field Office in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara states, Micheal Juma, expressed concerns over the theft of the items during the quarterly policymakers meeting on Wednesday in Sokoto. Juma, who was represented by Abraham Mahama, noted that the nutrition supplements were provided by donors and distributed to healthcare centers in different communities aimed at enhancing the lives…

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Insecurity: Terrorists kill 4 soldiers in Sokoto, 4 police officers in Enugu

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stop insecurity

Terrorists have killed four military personnel in an ambush attack on troops of ‘Operation Hadarin Daji’ in Bachaka Kurya Forest, Gudu local government area of Sokoto State. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-General Edward Buba, who confirmed the incident in a statement released in Abuja on Monday, said the ambush took place near the Nigeria-Niger border. The statement said in the ensuing gun battle, several terrorists were killed, and troops recovered weapons and ammunition. Major-Gen. Buba, said: The corpses of the killed terrorist reveal that it was perpetrated by a terror…

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