Tag: Sokoto

Sokoto: Bandits attack village, kill 1, kidnap 4

Aminu Imam
Sokoto bandits attack

Bandits have reportedly attacked Gumburawa village, in Wamakko local government area of Sokoto State, killing one person and abducting four others. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, in the village located near Usmanu ?anfodio University on the outskirts of Sokoto city. Among the kidnapped victims is Fodio Abdullahi, a 300-level student of Usmanu ?anfodio University. According to a local resident, Sa’idu Muhammad Gumburawa, who had previously been kidnapped by bandits, the attackers raided the area for about 30 minutes, targeting specific houses. He said, “They killed one…

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Defence Minister Directs Defence Chief to fish out killers of Sokoto District Head

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Late District Head of Gobir in Sokoto State Ibrahim Bawa Isa

The Minister of State for Defence Bello Muhammed Matawallen Maradu, has directed the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa to fish out the killers of Alhaji Isa Bawa, the District Head of Gatawa in Sokoto State. Matawalle gave the charge in a statement on Friday in Abuja, by Henshaw Ogubike, Director of Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. The minister who condemned the brutal killing of the District Head in strong terms described it as heinous and unacceptable. “The killing of Bawa is a senseless and brutal act…

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Booting of Northern Traditional Institutions, Dereliction of Duties by the Leaders and Security Implications for the Regio,

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Sultan Sa'ad Abubakar III

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir The Northern States of Nigeria, especially the North West geopolitical area is today a war zone with citizens mown down in cold blood in hundreds and villages sacked at will with residents daily kidnapped for ransom and many more sold into captivity and slavery. All are not unconnected with near absence of good governance. With each transition since return to democracy or civil rule, the situation gets worse especially in the last 17 years. Sadly, the Northern Governors seem almost bereaved of ideas on how to…

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Sokoto: Governor damns opposers, signs law reducing Sultan’s power

Aminu Imam
Sultan Abubakar

Sokoto State governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has given assent to the Sokoto Local Government and Chieftaincy Law, which stripped His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, the power to appoint District and Village Heads in the State. Recall that the law had generated controversy across the country as many were opposed to it. Speaking on Thursday after signing six Executive Bills recently passed by the State’s House of Assembly, Aliyu explained that the amendments were aimed at removing ambiguities and inconsistencies with the nation’s Constitution. He said the amended laws…

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District Village Heads’ appointment: ‘Sultan has no power’ – Sokoto Govt.

Aminu Imam
Sultan of Sokoto Abubakar Muhammed Sa'ad and Sokoto State Governor

Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence , Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, is not legally empowered to appoint District and Village Heads in the State, the State government has said. The Sokoto State Attorney-General, Muhammad Nasiru Binji, made this known at a public hearing at the State House of Assembly on Tuesday. The public hearing was on a Bill for a law by the Governor Ahmed Aliyu administration to further amend the Sokoto State Local Government and Chieftaincy Law 2008. The Attorney-General disclosed that the law that gives the Sultan the power…

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Sokoto Assembly passes Emirate council amendment Bill

Aminu Imam
Sokoto Assembly

The Sokoto State Assembly has successfully completed the first and second readings of the Sokoto Emirate Council Amendment Bill. The amendment Bill, if passed into law, will strip the Sultan of powers to appoint the kingmakers, and will also strip the Sultan of powers to appoint District Heads without Government approval, among other things.??This development comes a day after the Muslim Rights Concern raised concerns about an alleged plan by the Sokoto State governor, Ahmed Aliyu, to depose the Sultan of Sokoto. In an issued statement on Monday, MURIC’s Executive…

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Sallah Day onslaught: 6 killed, many abducted as bandits attack Sokoto community

Aminu Imam
Bandits attack

At least six people have been confirmed dead in an attack by suspected bandits on Tudun-Doki village in Gwadabawa LGA of Sokoto state. The State’s Police spokesperson, Ahmed Rufa’i, said the attack happened “in the early hours” of yesterday — a day Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid-el-Kabir. Rufa’i said six bodies were retrieved after the attack, adding that the number of people abducted “is yet to be ascertained”. According ti him, “The village is far away from the main town. Accessing the village is very difficult because of…

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Sokoto: Governor faces backlash for naming road after Tinubu’s son

Aminu Imam
Sokoto Gov Seyi Tinubu

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu is under fire for renaming a road in the Dtate after son of President Bola Tinubu, Seyi. Previously known as “Pepsi Road,” the road was set to be inaugurated on June 3 by Katsina State Governor Umaru Dikko Ra??a, but the event was postponed. On Saturday, a photo of the newly named “Seyi Ahmed Bola Tinubu Road” circulated widely on social media, sparking controversy ahead of its rescheduled inauguration, the date for which remains unannounced. Critics argue that Governor Aliyu’s decision lacks justification, as Seyi…

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Sokoto: Army rescues 17 abducted Almajiri kids

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser, has rescued the 17 Almajiri kids, abducted two weeks ago by terrorists in Gada local government, headquarters of Gada local government area of Sokoto State. Garrison Commander of the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army Sokoto, Gen. Amos Tawasimi, presented the rescued Almajiri kids and woman, to the Sokoto State Governor, Dr Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto. Speaking at a brief occasion to receive the rescued victims, Governor Aliyu commended the Military and the office of the National Security…

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Fire guts Sokoto central market

Aminu Imam

The Sokoto Central market was yesterday gutted by fire, with the motorcycle section of the market affected. An eyewitness, who stated this to newsmen, said the fire started early this morning, but its cause cannot be immediately established. However, another source revealed that the Sokoto-Central market fire emanated from a dump site close to the motorcycle section. Reacting, the chairman of Motorcycles Marketers Association, Shehu Muhammad, said they could not quantify the number of motorcycles destroyed by fire because the fire was still raging. “We cannot quantify the number of…

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