Tag: Sokoto
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Over 30 killed in overnight attacks on Sokoto market
Suspected bandits have attacked the Goronyo market in Goronyo Local Government Area in the Eastern Senatorial District of Sokoto State.
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Bandits invade market, gun down 20 villagers in Sokoto
Bandits have invaded a market at Ungwan Lalle in Sabon Birni Local Government Area in Sokoto State and shot 20 villagers dead. It was gathered that the bandits stormed the market and started shooting sporadically at anyone on sight and successfully gunned down 20 people. They were said to have arrived the market in large…
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Bandits write Sokoto monarch, demand N20m ransom for 20 abducted villagers
Suspected bandits operating in the Eastern Senatorial District of Sokoto state have allegedly written a letter to a monarch in Burkusuma demanding for ransom to secure the release of 20 persons kidnapped from two communities in Sabon Birni Local Government Area.
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Bandits attack military base in Sokoto, many feared dead, injured
Bandits have attacked a joint military camp in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The Sokoto State
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Mob razes commissioner’s home, destroys district head’s properties in Sokoto
A mob has razed the residence of the Sokoto State Commissioner of Career and Security Affairs, Colonel Garba Moyi.
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Brave Sokoto residents go after bandits, capture six, set them ablaze
Some angry community members in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State have set ablaze
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Bandits kill one, abduct scores in Sokoto
The Police Command in Sokoto State on Saturday confirmed the killing of one person and the abduction of several others, as a result of an attack by some unknown gunmen in Tangaza Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesperson of the command, ASP Sunusi Abubakar, who confirmed the attack to the News Agency of…
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Bandits kill two, kidnap four after evening prayers in Sokoto
Two persons have been killed while four others have been abducted by bandits who attacked Tangaza town in the northern district of Sokoto state on Friday. According to residents in the area, the bandits attacked the town after the evening prayers and started shooting sporadically, killing a shop owner on the spot. A young girl…
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Police deploy officers after bandits’ letter to residents
The police in Sokoto State have deployed officers to areas marked for attacks by suspected bandits in the state. Premium Times reports that suspected bandits had last week written a letter in Hausa language, informing some communities of their plan to attack them. In the letter, the bandits said residents of the communities could invite…
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