Tag: Sokoto

Another canoe mishap claims 28 lives in Sokoto

By Ismail Auwal A canoe accident at Gidan-Magana village, Shagari Local Government Area, Sokoto State, has claimed the lives of 28 people. The village head, Mohammed...

Bandits kill one, injures 6 in an ambush on onion traders

By Ismail Auwal Bandits ambushed traders transporting onions along the Sokoto-Goronyo road, killing one and injuring six others. The traders were on their way to the...

Bandits kill two, abduct 4 others in Sokoto

By Ismail Auwal Bandits have killed two people and kidnapped four others in the Sardauna community of Sokoto State's Sabon Birni Local Government Area. It was...

Bafarawa berates Buhari for showing nonchalance to lives lost in latest Sokoto bandits’ attack

By Ismail Auwal Former Sokoto State Governor, Alh. Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of disregarding the lives of Nigerians. Bafarawa bemoaned Buhari's failure...

Bandits abduct Juma’at mosque Imam, 10 others in fresh Sokoto attack

By Ismail Auwal In a fresh attack, bandits kidnapped Chief Imam of a juma'at and 10 others in Gatawa village, Sabon Birni Local Government Area,...

Tambuwal blames military for allowing displaced Zamfara bandits enter Sokoto

By Sahelian Times Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has blamed the military for the incursion of bandits dislodged from Zamfara into his state. There has...

Buhari dispaches DSS, NSA to Sokoto, Katsina to tackle insecurity

By Sahelian Times     President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched Babagana Monguno, national security adviser, and Yusuf Bichi, director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS) to...

Buhari extends condolences to families of 42 travellers burnt to ashes by bandits

  By Ismail Auwal President Buhari has expressed sadness over the recent gruesome attack on innocent travellers in Sokoto State. Reacting to the incident on Wednesday, President...

Scores of internally displaced travelers burned to death in Sokoto, as bandits set ablaze vehicle conveying them

By Ismail Auwal Bandits have launched a new attack in Sokoto State, where they torched a vehicle conveying 42 passengers, BBC Hausa service reports. The victims were migrating...

Notorious bandit Bokkolo, immediate relatives feared dead in military air raid

By Ismail Auwal The wife and mother of notorious bandit Bokkolo were reportedly trapped when fighter jets bombarded his residence in Sokoto State. Several bandits and...

Bandits kill 15 in fresh Sokoto attacks

By Ismail Auwal Armed men suspected to be bandits have killed at least 15 people in Goronyo and Illela local government areas of Sokoto State. While...

Bandits abduct five, impose levy on Sokoto communities

By Ismail Auwal Bandits have abducted five people in Gatawa, Sabon Birnni Local Government of Sokoto State.  The bandits reportedly attack the community on Wednesday and...

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