Governor Tambuwal says the affected council areas are the most vulnerable to bandit attacks in the state.

The Sokoto State government has shut down telecommunications networks in 14 of the 23 local government areas of the state as part of the efforts to check banditry.

Governor Aminu Tambuwal announced the measure on Monday.

In an interview with Voice of America (VOA) Hausa Service, Mr Tambuwal said the state secured approval from the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isah Pantami, before enforcing the ban on Monday.

He said the affected council areas are the most vulnerable to bandit attacks in the state.

The development in Sokoto followed that of the neighbouring Zamfara, where all parts of the state are affected; and Katsina State where 13 local government areas are affected.

The governments of the two North-west states announced the suspension of telecommunications networks and banned weekly markets and sale of petrol in jerry cans, among other drastic measures to check the activities of bandits.

Mr Tambuwal said following the ban in Zamfara, bandits have intensified attacks in Sokoto. He said the measure has proved successful in Zamfara, as a result of which the bandits were fleeing from the state to Sokoto.

“Due to the ongoing military successes in Zamfara State, the bandits are fleeing to Sokoto,” the governor said.

Mr Tambuwal said the network ban is effective in Dange Shuni, Tambuwal, Sabon Birni, Raba, Tureta, Goronyo, Tangaza and Isa local government areas amongst others.

Isa local government area shares boundaries with Shinkafi LGA in Zamfara State, while Goronyo and Sabon Birni from west and north respectively have borders with the Republic of Niger in the east.

Mr Tambuwal said the measure was long overdue. He said the seven governors of the region had agreed on the network ban to flush out the bandits but this could not be done.

A resident, who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES from Sokoto metropolis Monday afternoon, Suleiman Aliyu, said network service from MTN had stopped in many parts of the city.

The headquarters of Dangi Shuni, one of the council areas cut off the networks, is about 27 kilometres from Sokoto city.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwest/485832-banditry-sokoto-shuts-down-telecommunications-networks-in-14-lgas.html

Hmm. Hope this is not a ploy to enable terr0rists massacre the villagers that killed 13 bandits yesterday.

I don't see how shutting down telecomm networks will help anything, especially since the soldiers do not even have satellite phones or any means of communicating with each other...and the bandits do.

Abokeys too dumb repeating same script

By the time una reconnect you would tell Daily trust to report the bandits are now leaving and heading south

But Bandits would say otherwise and kidnap speaker father's

So bandit terrorists continued to unleash their mayhem even with all the Isa Pantami NIN-linkage to SIM cards nonsense.Security needs intelligence e.g use of drones/GPRS tracking and not all these clueless -ness a terrorist-laden government itself is employing.

BREAKING: Sokoto State Shuts Down Telecommunication Networks After Zamfara, Katsina | Sahara Reporters

Mee:

The backward North continue to die due to the total uselessness of the extremely wicked and corrupt Northern Oligarchy.

The ruling Oligarchy in Northern Nigeria has failed woefully. They should have covered their faces in shame but do these notorious treasury looters and economic terrorists have shame?

The wicked Northern Oligarchy deliberately refused to educate the children of the poor, some of these children are today murderous armed bandits. These extremely wicked people educated their own children in the best Universities of the world but NO EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN OF THE POOR!

God destroy all of them! Ilahee Ameen!

#ElbinawiTweets

So after all the NIN wahala and palava,yet, bandits still has an upper hand.....
Well,we the remaining sensible NIGERIANS wey no kukuma reach better 2% kukuma know say the whole thing na just mere formality

No be today na

X

HMMM...THIS COUNTRY AND THE PEOPLE LEADING IT.

How does shutting down telecommunication network curb banditry?

How will the victims reach out to security outfits for cover?

So after so many years of campaign to be the president of this nation buhari ended up being a monumental failure to himself, family and supporters.

Failure in human

One of the factors fueling banditry is the porous borders up North allowing uncontrolled influx of aliens. Unfortunately the President is not bordered because they are his cousins.
Let them continue to pamper the Bandits, very soon they will start taking over full LGAs & states in the North.

Truthissupreme:
Abokeys too dumb repeating same script

By the time una reconnect you would tell Daily trust to report the bandits are now leaving and heading south

But Bandits would say otherwise and kidnap speaker father's

Seriously, just waiting to see 2023 if people won't repeat this mistake again

hmmmm Nigeria don turn semi Afghanistan

Dumb networks

princechurchill:
So after so many years of campaign to be the president of this nation buhari ended up being a monumental failure to himself, family and supporters.

Failure in human

In the next century, nobody can surpass him

North is shutting down
East is shutting down
London bridge is crowded with influx of terrorists disguised as immigrants seeking asylum and it will soon be falling down
Economy of our nation is going down
The only thing going up is Bubuu trouser

Your business , the other mumu was saying that north have the number so will rule Nigeria forever not knowing that majority of the northern youths are now bandits ,terrorists and killer herders ,reducing the numbers ,he is so confident about ,if this carnage continues ,by 2023 they will be in minority.. they want to use southern oil to embark on useless Amnesty for unrepentant criminals but it will backfire ...

Sonnobax15:

So after all the NIN wahala and palava,yet, bandits still has an upper hand.....
Well,we the remaining months NIGERIANS wey no kukuma reach better 2% kukuma know say the whole thing na just mere formality

You dey reason am?

Okj

mtvheeew

Truthissupreme:
Abokeys too dumb repeating same script

By the time una reconnect you would tell Daily trust to report the bandits are now leaving and heading south

But Bandits would say otherwise and kidnap speaker father's

Aboki na mumu, aboki na mumu. Anytime I see or hear this statement, I say REALLY and yet they rule over us? Yet they play better politics than even we the southerners? Please don't underestimate these people, even the bandits. Say another thing sir.
Back to the topic:
May God save the North and give their leaders Wisdom to deal with this mess they created through their religious ignorance and intolerance. Amen.

The zamfara way again abi.

Anyway it's better late than never

This is serious.

Absurdity is becoming norm in Nigeria of Buhari

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Goal goal for Sokoto matter

Teerach:

Aboki na mumu, aboki na mumu. Anytime I see or hear this statement, I say REALLY and yet they rule over us? Yet they play better politics than even we the southerners? Please don't underestimate these people, even the bandits. Say another thing sir.
Back to the topic:
May God save the North and give their leaders to deal with this mess they created through their religious ignorance and intolerance. Amen.

Aboki no get sense Na greed and betrayal dey worry south making their mumu look like genius