Tag: Sokoto

Sokoto: Many feared dead in another boat accident

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Sokoto boat accident

Sokoto State was thrown into mourning on Thursday evening, following another boat accident in Shagari local government area, where scores of passengers were feared dead. The incident is the third boat accident recorded in Sokoto within one month. Confirming the development in a statement yesterday, the Special Adviser to Governor Ahmed Aliyu on the State Emergency Management Agency, Aminu Liman Boɗinga, said officials from the state’s Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) have commenced search and rescue operations. Eyewitnesses…

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Sokoto: Six Dead, 3 missing, as residents fleeing bandits drown

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Sokoto boat mishap

At least 6 people have died and three others are missing following a boat accident in the Garin Faji area of Sabon-Birni local government area, Sokoto State, as residents fled an attack by suspected bandits. It was learnt that the tragedy occurred in the early hours of Thursday, marking the second time of such an incident in less than a week. Recall that six days earlier, four people had lost their lives in a similar accident in the neighbouring Goronyo local government area. It was gathered that the victims were…

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Sokoto: Gunmen kill worshipper, abduct several in mosque attack

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Sokoto gunmen

Armed men have attacked a mosque in Sokoto State during morning prayers on Sunday, killing one worshipper and abducting several others, local officials and residents said. The assailants, wielding what witnesses described as sophisticated weapons, stormed Marnona village, in Wurno local government area, at dawn, opening fire indiscriminately, and sending worshippers fleeing in panic. “They targeted innocent people in a sacred place — it is barbaric and cowardly”,  according to Isah Achida, the Sokoto State chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). Achida said the state government was working…

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Sokoto: Terrorists kill 20 in community attack

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Sokoto attack

In a tragic and deeply disturbing incident, more than 20 people have reportedly been killed in a terrorist attack on Kwalajiya Village, located in the Tangaza local government area of Sokoto State. The attack, which took place in the early hours of Tuesday, has left the entire community in shock and mourning. Eyewitnesses who spoke on condition of anonymity described the scene as harrowing, recounting how heavily armed men stormed the village, firing indiscriminately and setting homes ablaze. Many villagers, including women and children, are feared dead, while several others…

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Sokoto preacher brandishes gun during sermon, encourages self defence

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Sokoto preacher

A Sokoto-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Muhammad Bello Aliyu Yabo, has advised the people of the state and his followers to devise means of defending themselves against attacks, killings and kidnapping by bandits. The prominent preacher was captured in a two-minutes viral video brandishing a gun during a preaching session. In the clip, Yabo pulled out the gun and told the congregation that he is prepared against any form of attack on his life. He also said that he is not afraid of dying. However, stating that there would be consequences…

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Sokoto: Bello Turji’s threats force residents to flee communities

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Sokoto Bello Turji’s threats

Fear and uncertainty have gripped parts of Isa local government area in Sokoto State, following fresh threats from notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, who has reportedly forced residents of Bafarawa town to flee their homes. This is as the State’s Police Command said it has deployed personnel to the troubled areas. According to local sources, the bandit kingpin has also issued an ultimatum to neighbouring villages of Kamara, Arume, and Kagara, warning residents to vacate their communities by 4:00 p.m. yesterday, or face violent consequences. Isa LGA is among the…

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“FG to investigate Sokoto airstrike, ensure justice” – Matawalle

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FG to investigate

The Federal Government has announced that it will conduct a comprehensive investigation into the airstrike that led to the deaths of 10 people in Gidan-Bisa and Runtuwa villages, in the Silame local government area of Sokoto State. Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, made this assurance during a condolence visit to the state Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, in Sokoto, the state capital, on Friday. In a statement issued on Saturday, the governor’s spokesman, Abubakar Bawa, quoted Matawalle as saying that justice would prevail and reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to…

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Insecurity: Gunmen kill 9, abduct others in Sokoto

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Sokoto banditry

An attack by gunmen on ?an Tudu village in Sabon-Birni local government area of Sokoto State has left nine people dead. According to eyewitnesses, the attackers struck on Monday, shooting sporadically and killing nine people on the spot. One person was injured and taken to the hospital, while several women were abducted. The people of ?an-Tudu village in Lajinge, Sabon Birni Local Government Area, eastern Sokoto, are currently mourning the loss of nine lives to a recent attack by gunmen. A survivor of the attack said that the villagers had…

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Sokoto: ‘Bandit Turji collects N6m ransom from community’ - Security Consultant

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Sokoto Turji collects

Armed bandit leader, Jiya Turji, has reportedly received a ransom payment of N6 million from residents of Sardauna village in Sabon-Birni local government area of Sokoto State. This was posted by  a security consultant, Zagazola Makama, on his handle, who was giving an update on the activities of Turji. According  to Makama, Intelligence sources disclosed that the payment was made by the villagers to secure the release of five of their community members who had been abducted by the gang led by Turji during an earlier attack. According to locals,…

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Sokoto: Gov. Aliyu slashes price of rice; 50kg to ?38,700; 25kg for ?19,350

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Sokoto Gov. Aliyu

The Sokoto State government has announced a massive 55 percent discount rates for rice and other basic but essential commodities and food items. The discount was announced by the state governor Ahmed Aliyu during the inauguration of the sales of subsidised items in Kware LGA. The inauguration signalled the commencement of the programme across the 244 wards. Aliyu disclosed that the programme aims to ameliorating the economic hardship citizens face, assuring that the programme would be sustained to herald food security in Sokoto. The Governor also disclosed that the State…

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