Tag: Sokoto

Flood killed 36 in Sokoto in nine months – SEMA

Ishaku Yohanna

No fewer than 36 people have died while 470 others displaced from their homes following floods due to heavy rainfalls in various parts of Sokoto state from January to date. Mustapha Umar, the Director Relief and Orientation of the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), disclosed this at a meeting on disaster management on Thursday in Sokoto. The meeting was organised by National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Umar said about 302, 500 hectares of farmlands were submerged and about 120 animals were killed due to flooding experienced across the state.…

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Bandits kill DPO, Inspector, abduct housewives in Sokoto village

Ishaku Yohanna

Suspected bandits have killed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gidan Madi police station in Tangaza local government area of Sokoto state. The Nation learned the incident happened on Wednesday night. The gunmen also killed another police officer said to be the DPO’s orderly before abducting two wives of a prominent businessman in the area. According to a source, the marauders struck around 1.am. The policemen were ambushed and killed while trying to rescue the abductees. Another account said the bandits first stormed the station, killed the DPO, and one…

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Nine dead in Sokoto boat mishap

Ishaku Yohanna

No fewer than nine people died in a boat mishap that occured in Birjingo Village, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto. ASP. Muhammad Sadiq, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Sokoto, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Thursday. According to Sadiq, the accident occurred on Wednesday. “The number of passengers travelling in the boat has yet to be ascertained, as a search team is still working to recover other victims’ bodies. “Immediately the accident occurred, many of the passengers were rescued and…

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