By Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu
Armed bandits killed 22 people including a village head in
separate attacks on Sunday and Tuesday in Rabah and Sabon Birni local government
areas of Sokoto State.

The victims include 21 members of a vigilante group
who were killed in Yartsakuwa village of Rabah local
council during a shootout with the bandits on Sunday. The village head of Sabon Birni, identified as Umar Sanda, was killed in the Tuesday attack.

The bandits, on Tuesday, reportedly blocked the
SabonBirni-Shinkafi highway, robbed local
merchants of millions of naira and rustled many
cows.

The governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal,
who visited one of the attacked communities, on
Monday, confirmed that 21 persons were killed in
Rabah council.

He sympathised with the residents and families of
the deceased vigilantes and pledged to restructure
vigilante groups in the state.

In a statement, by his media aide, Muhammad Bello,
the governor said: “We are going to restructure and
reposition the vigilante groups in Sokoto State. We
are going to make sure that we provide them with
motorcycles and communications gadgets.”

The governor said this would enable the vigilante
members to communicate with security agencies
effectively and to provide basic information and
guidance to the security agencies.


Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal,
Chairman of the PDP governor's forum [PHOTO
CREDIT: @AWTambuwal]

Also, the governor said his administration will also
provide allowances to the vigilante members “for the
sacrifices they are making towards providing security
to their localities, the state and the country.

“The 21 victims of the recent onslaught were among
the vigilantes recognised by the security agencies in
the state, Governor Tambuwal pledged that the state
government will advance a token of gifts and cash
assistance to the families of the victims to ameliorate
their sufferings,” he said.

Attacks by armed bandits have become rampant in
many states in North-west and North-central
Nigeria, including Kaduna, Katsina, Niger and
Zamfara. Fewer attacks have occurred in Sokoto
compared to those other states.

The attacks, involving killings and kidnappings, have
continued despite the increased deployment of
security officials to the affected states.

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Gumi should coman intercede on their behalf

All because they need to access oil money as amnesty. Let's restructure please.

Yet they’re sending their entire Military fleet to the east.

Your lives do not matter in sokoto state.

21 people murdered in cold blood by Fulani Muslim terrorists and nobody is reacting to the news. Why? Same thing happened in Benue last week where over 100 lost their lives to the same Fulani Muslims, and people didn't talk much about it. Human lives are now so cheap and useless in Nigeria under Buhari.

Tueh!

But ESN is their problem .

As long as no Southerner is involve,non of my business.

Bandits are not killers. They are saints says Federal Government.

What's my business as far as is not in my region.

Attack the palace of the sultan joor

Vigilantes carry dane guns while bandits carry AK-47, you don't need to be a genius to predict the outcome.

Why is this thread very quiet?

Oh I forgot, Igbo or IPOB wasn’t mentioned in it.

The caliphate

Joromi1:
21 people murdered in cold blood by Fulani Muslim terrorists and nobody is reacting to the news. Why? Same thing happened in Benue last week where over 100 lost their lives to the same Fulani Muslims, and people didn't talk much about it. Human lives are now so cheap and useless in Nigeria under Buhari.

Tueh!

Change sokoto to abia and benue to lmo and thread will reach page 20.

Well armed and trained vigilante service will finish this bandits

Tambuwal motorcycles and secret donation to "Islamic preachers" is paying dividend already


Seun come and see

Northern Nigeria is doomed.
Their love for religion have made them gullible.
And that's why Criminal disguising as Jihadists have manipulated them to cover them to perpetrate their crimes.
Their will disguise as Allah's messengers but will rather kill you and steal your resources.
And no fvcking Hallah will come to your rescue.
Sheik Gumi is one of them

Terrorists disguising bandits