No fewer than 11 local vigilante members have been confirmed dead following a fierce gun battle with heavily armed bandits and unconfirmed numbers of vigilantes in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. PUNCH Online learnt that the tensed standoff between these two parties occurred on Friday, when members of the community-based vigilante group intercepted…
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of several Muslim worshippers during the early morning (Subhi) prayer in the Bushe community, Sabon Birni Local Government Area. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Ahmed Rufai, confirmed the incident while speaking with our correspondent in the state on Friday morning. “I just confirmed the incident…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has commenced the sale of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice to Sokoto State civil servants at a subsidised price of ₦40,000 per 50kg bag. The initiative was launched on Thursday at the Cabinet Office in Sokoto, with the Sokoto State Head of Service, Alhaji Sulaiman Fulani, overseeing the unveiling…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Sokoto State Command, has apprehended three suspects connected to the abduction and gang rape of a 15-year-old girl, Amina Abdullahi, in Gantsare village, the Wammako Local Government Area of the state. This is according to a press statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday by the command’s…
Former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has formally resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to focus on a newly established platform, the Northern Star Youth Empowerment Initiative (NSYEI), recently launched at Arewa House, Kaduna. Bafarawa, who served two terms as Governor of Sokoto State, presented his resignation letter…
An airstrike in two Sokoto communities, Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa, has left 10 civilians dead, sparking conflicting accounts between local authorities and the military. The incident, which occurred at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, saw bombs dropped by military jets reportedly pursuing bandits in Silame Local Government Area. The council chairman, Hon. Abubakar Gitta Rana, disclosed…
Officials of the Sokoto State Hisbah Board have intercepted and confiscated over 200 cartons of substances suspected to be alcoholic drinks at the Sokoto Central Motor Park. Addressing journalists at the Hisbah office in Sokoto on Wednesday, the state Hisbah Commander, Usman Jatau, paraded the seized items. Jatau stated that no one had come forward…
Suspected terrorists, locally dubbed as bandits, have abducted a newly wedded bride and four bridesmaids in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The tragic incident happened on Saturday at Kwaren Gamba, near Kuka Teke, a village plagued by repeated attacks from armed groups linked to notorious bandits leader, Bello Turji. Eyewitnesses reported…
The Sokoto State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its planned strike over the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage. The state NLC chairman, Comrade Abdullahi Aliyu Jungle, disclosed this during a press briefing over the weekend. He revealed that the new wage, set to take effect in January 2024, will benefit…
The Sokoto State Government has issued a warning about the emergence of a new terrorist group in the area known as LAKURAWAS. During a meeting with participants from Course 33 of the National Defence College, Abuja, State Deputy Governor Idris Gobir disclosed this information while they were on a study visit to Sokoto. Gobir noted…