The police in Sokoto State on Friday said a strange group sighted in a part of the state was not operating on Nigerian territory or carrying arms.
PREMIUM TIMES earlier Friday reported complaints by locals that a strange armed group from neighbouring Niger Republic was operating in parts of Tangaza Local Government Area of the Sokoto State, carrying arms and demaning levies from residents.
The police, however, downplayed the complaints by residents of the border community.
Speaking on Friday evening, police spokesperson in the state, Cordelia Nwawe, told PREMIUM TIMES that the state police commissioner, Murtala Mani, and his deputy in charge of operations, Baba Isa, went to Tangaza on Friday to attend to the situation.
“There’s nothing like armed bandits, there is no need for people to be scared. The commissioner of police and his deputy in charge of operations went and saved the situation,” Mrs Nwawe said.
“There’s no need for people to be apprehensive because whatever happened to Niger Republic has nothing to do with Nigeria. Those people are not operating in Nigeria but Niger Republic. Tangaza is a boundary community, despite people alleged that they saw strange people in the area with their camels, donkeys and wives, it is not in Nigeria.
“But we’re not taking anything lightly because we have mobilised more conventional policemen to make sure the people did not infiltrate into Nigeria,” Mrs Nwawe said.
She said the police were doing their job in Sokoto State but cannot go into another country to arrest criminals.
“If someone commits a crime and ran to Niger Republic, we liaise with the authorities to bring back the suspect here, especially when the crime was committed on Nigerian territory,” said the police spokesperson.https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/298391-police-speak-on-strange-armed-group-sighted-in-sokoto.html
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And what of the strange armed group discover in Rivers of Wike?

Police and other relevant security agencies will not take any serious action until it goes beyond control!

That's how it starts. They're all one and the same, both the terrorists and so called security agents.

How come the statement from daily trust differs from premium times? The quote below is from daily trust.. maybe because their statement indicted immigrations/customs/police while exposing how porous the country has become allowing entry for alleged herdsmen with weapons.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/sokoto-group-not-violent-police.html

The commissioner added that from intelligence, the herdsmen were annual visitors to the nearby forests bordering the two local government area with their cattle, but that the number of the cattle increased exponentially this year, to about 3000 from the usual figures of about 500 to 700.

There you have it Nigerians. Can you believe this sh!t
Was IPOB violent or even armed before they sent their arsenals and Boa constrictors to the east... not once, twice but thrice?

Oh what a country?


What did they said again, not violent but armed? Armed by who? Oh

If they aren't on Nigerian territory why then are they demanding levies from Nigerians, or did the Nigerians stray beyond Nigeria without knowing it?

This shouldn't just be dismissed dear Mrs Nwawe. Please investigate it some more so we don't end up with another regrettable but totally avoidable situation.

U mean they are demanding tax from villagers same way police demand Egunje on Road blocks?

shameless people

According to the news, the group demands for levies from community. What does FG means that the group are operating outside Nigeria border. They might be operating outside our bother but they are a treat to Nigeria community close to the border.
FG should take actions instead of giving flimsy excuse

PLS ipob lets get 'armed too we are been too gentle see them. don't quote me

No need to get angry over this senseless and bloodsucking administration led by the lifeless one, get your PVC and let's correct our mistakes.


February nor far, e short like caller tune.