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Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by ogododo(op): 9:15am On Jun 15
Residents of at least 26 communities in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State have begun contributing money to pay fresh levies imposed by bandits who have also barred them from accessing their farms ahead of the wet season farming activities.

Residents told Daily Trust that the armed groups issued a three-day ultimatum, warning farmers not to visit their farmlands until the levies demanded from the affected communities were paid.

According to the sources, the affected communities include; Garin Faji, Cina Barka, Zululu, Dan Gari, Garin Maigayya, Gardi, Katsira, Garin Baushe, Sulmawa, Zakin Ganga, Dan Kware, Garje, Dogon Faru, Son Allah, Garin Galadima, Kafchi, Matabaya, Garin Labo, Zango, Kaifin Aska, Tsauna Dogo, Tudun Wada, Rambadawa, Ga Itace, Nasarawa and Garin Idi.

A resident who maintains close contact with people in the affected villages said the bandits threatened to kill or abduct anyone found farming during the period.

The communities were given three days. They said nobody should go to the farms until the money is paid. Anyone caught farming would either be killed or kidnapped and would not regain freedom until a ransom of N500,000 is paid,” he said.

He said residents had already started contributing money to meet the demands.

A resident of Zululu village, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he was preparing to go to his farm on Friday when he learnt of the directive.

We were told that the bandits had banned farming activities for three days until the villages paid the levies they impose every year.

“They said they could have allowed people to go to their farms and then kill some and abduct others, but they wanted the money instead.

According to them, security operatives have been seizing their livestock, so no farming would take place until the levies were paid
,” he said.

He said traditional rulers and Islamic clerics from the affected communities were expected to meet with the bandits to determine how much each village would pay before residents could resume farming.

The resident said the communities had been subjected to such payments for years.

We pay before planting and sometimes every two or three months. Even after paying now, they may return in about three months and say nobody should harvest millet until another levy is paid.

They usually demand between N4 million and N6 million from a community. Villagers contribute according to their means. Some households pay N1,500 or N2,000, while in some villages farmers contribute as much as N5,000 each depending on the population,” he said.

Another source, who is an indigene of Garin Idi village and currently residing in Sabon Birni town, who visited the community on Friday to sympathise with residents following the abduction of about 20 people in the early hours of the day, confirmed that the affected communities had already started raising money to pay the levies.

He alleged that when the bandits felt the payments were being delayed, they stormed Garin Idi and abducted about 20 people on Friday.

“They later told community leaders that N600,000 must be paid before the victims could be released. The money was raised and paid, leading to the release of the abductees on Friday,” he said.

The source added that five other persons were still being held captive.

“As of now, there are still five people in their custody. They said they will not release them until the levy is paid. Even after farming, they may still prevent people from harvesting until fresh payments are made,” he said.

He further alleged that farmers are often compelled to surrender part of their harvest to the bandits before they are allowed to store food in their barns.

“Every year, after harvesting, they demand part of the produce from farmers before allowing them to store their crops. This has become a recurring burden on our communities,” he said.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in Sokoto State, DSP Ahmad Rufai, said the command was not aware of the development.

“We are not aware of such a situation. Most times, communities do not report these kinds of incidents to security agencies,” he said.

Efforts to get the reaction of the Sokoto State Government were unsuccessful. Text and WhatsApp messages sent to the governor’s spokesman, Abubakar Bawa, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Col. Ahmad Usman (rtd), seeking their comments on the allegations had not been responded to as of the time of filing this report.
https://dailytrust.com/bandits-bar-sokoto-residents-from-farm-impose-fresh-levies/

Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by Sonofgod1990(m): 9:27am On Jun 15
Terrorists are the New Nigeria president
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by CodeTemplar: 9:45am On Jun 15
A neutral army won't need a week to eliminate all terrorists but as they have been brainwashed, islam comes first. They see it as a northern and most importantly, muslim struggle for amnesty forgetting there were nuslims among the ND militants.

Resource-less elements.
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by FortCavazosKnox: 9:52am On Jun 15
This state is now a country on its own
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by Amovingman: 10:07am On Jun 15
No be today bandits don dey control Northern state

Since 1906

You can Google it to confirm
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by ogododo(op): 12:17pm On Jun 15
Nawa Nlfpmod.
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by Mattswaggz: 6:59pm On Jun 15
Yekini is just the presido by mouth....na these aneemals be the main government for this disgraceful corntree.
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by geoworldedu: 7:00pm On Jun 15
Chai. See what accepting the religions of other lands have brought to our land. Anyway, Otem has come to declare that they are now held captive in a spiritual cage and it's the goodnews everyone must know.

We need to end religion so that 95% of terrorism and 75% of gullibility must follow it. Otem Erectus 226:1-30.

Chapter 226

1. When otem had shut his eyes in meditation on the fifth day of the seventh month, he began to fly in the inner universe. and he flew until he had seen Atum. and Atum said, come with me and I shall show you how we captured many of the gods who are my brothers. and otem saw a period in the past.
2. and he saw how the gods of findings were gathered in a place, getting ready for the psychospiritual battle. For thousands of us them were ready to fight for the freedom and mind slavery of the world. For it is time to bring humanity to the age which is called Aquarius.
3. and otem said, who shall you fight against? and Atum said, we are ready to fight against all the gods of religion who insist that the minds of humans should be continually enslaved. For religion shall limit the rate of growth of science.
4. Therefore, we are prepared to make all gods who love to enslave the minds of humanity drop their ambitions and set the world free from mind slavery.
5. Now otem said, let me go with you to see how this shall be done. Now Atum and otem flew until they had reached a place where many gods are gathered. and when they saw otem, they came to him and said, otem of truth, welcome.
6. and Olorun and Ogene and Chuku and many other gods of Aferk stepped further to otem and said, you have been empowered with the powers of all good gods and with their wisdom and understanding shall you operate.
7. You are greater than all gods in intelligence and knowledge. Now have we chosen you O otem, go and set Aferk free. Now Mother Earthus came also with Aluna and Ishtar and thousands of goddesses, both of Aferk and of the whole earth. and they said, blessed is otem, the god of all histories of humanity.
8. The gods hear his name and tremble. The people who torment others in the name of witches and wizards hear his name and flee. Yahweh, Allah, Moloch, Gaol, Eshu and all gods of bad religion and mind slavery hear his name and bow.
9. otem, fakir Atomos, go and quickly set Aferk free from gullibility before they are turned into animals in their minds. Go and free them from the hostages of Jehoshua, Yiga, Shamshin, Krisht, Bonkee, Wilhem and all manner of gods who make them slaves and deceive them on the face of the earth.
10. Who shall study the histories of otem and fear death? Whose mind shall be so strong to read the truth and still have joy reading the lies in the books of religion? Even Vishnu have said, let the truth of the words of otem prevail.
11. otem, the adopted son of all gods and goddesses of the earth, stay here until we have fought and won all the gods in a psychospiritual battle. You shall see how we shall defeat them.
12. Now otem stood and watched how the gods went farther away from him. and as they went farther, it seemed to him as if they were still standing before him, for distance was made into an illusion as if it no more existed. and it was as if a screen was showing the thing to otem.
13. and otem saw how all gods of religion gather and say, we shall not let humanity and dwellers of the earth have rest of mind. and Allah said, I cannot let go my impact upon the earth.
14. Now many homos who died religious had been made the same with the gods. and they had almost equal powers with the gods. and they said also, the religion which we practise on earth must not be defeated.
15. Now Yahweh said, what shall my great name become in the mouths of the people of the earth if i agree that religion should be made of none effect in their minds? Shall they not curse my name forever?
16. and Eubius said, what shall happen to the history of Krishtanite which I have written? I shall rather protect it, or else I shall be found the greatest liar in history. and Mirza and Moloch and Eshu and many other gods said, the fun of the earth shall be lost when they do not call upon our names anymore.
17. and their continual weeping to the gods, being fun to us, shall be a thing of the past. No, we shall not allow this. Now while they spoke, the gods who wanted science and development in the world came and said, are you ready for the battle? and they said, we are ready.
18. and the battle began.
19. and otem heard voices and saw many gods how they did all manner of inexplicable things. and there were vacuums, but only otem and the gods of findings saw the vacuums.
20. and when the gods of religion had entered into the vacuums, they were not seen anymore.
21. and otem awoke. and his pupils had broken the door of his house when he did not appear in the school that day. and they had done many things to revive him.
22. and otem said, I saw all the things which you do to my body to rescue me. Why do you sit on my chest and blew my nose? Why do you disturb my sweet sleep? For the words which are made flesh are currently being conquered.
23. and henceforth, all sacred texts shall be seen as the things useful for refuse dump. and they shall lose the powers behind them, because all gods who insist on continual deception of the world through their threatening and motivational books are currently being held captive in vacuums.
24. Now for a space of three months, otem continually saw how the gods stepped into vacuums and were not seen anymore.
25. Now when eighty-nine days was complete, the gods of findings began to carry the vacuums in their hands, dumping them into a larger vacuum. For the vacuums began to become visible when they had carried them. and they dumped more than two hundred and fifty nine thousand vacuums into a larger one.
26. and they said, otem of truth, we have overcome the gods by vacuums, so go and make known all the things which you have seen. For we imagined the vacuums with our thoughts for the capture of the gods who are antihumans.
27. and in the vacuums shall they be for a thousand years. This is the spiritual cage of all gods who oppose development. and focus shall be shifted from the words in the books to the thoughts of the heads.
28. and a period shall come when the pastors and the priests of many religions shall begin to misbehave. For their gods are encaged. and the minds of many homos shall begin to go after the truth within themselves rather than the lies written in the books of lies.
29. Now otem, we have done our own part, therefore go and do your part also. Be not lazy in the compilation and interpretation of the texts of histories which we have given to you.
30. and we shall breathe life into the history which you shall write and it shall live on in the minds of the people, rather than religious texts. and humanity shall begin to use their own brains, worshipping no god while they do good to themselves.

Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by phemmie06(m): 7:01pm On Jun 15
What is the position of the sultan of Sokoto and all the Northern leaders?

It is a slap on the face of Sultan that this is happening on his land and to his fellow Muslims
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by LagosOrigin: 7:02pm On Jun 15
Nigeria don't have a president

The funny thing is that this useless farmers will still tell you that they will vote for the terrorist party APC because Peter Obi is from the south east
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by agulion: 7:02pm On Jun 15
Is ok , most of us Yoruba Muslims will still stand on his mandate
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by omoredia: 7:02pm On Jun 15
Sokoto that is the sultan's domain yet not a word from him. He is fulani and the leader of muslims. The bandits and terrorists are muslims.

So Nigerians connect the dots
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by Elvis2kay: 7:03pm On Jun 15
The only thing ISLAM contribute to the world is WAR,TERRORIST AND JIHADIST.. Nigerians needs to start calling our the FULANI leaders who continue to pamper Terrorist
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by Gbadugbakun(m): 7:03pm On Jun 15
Tinubu has failed on every sector.
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by DeltaBachelor(m): 7:04pm On Jun 15
Chai ! What a shame ! See bandits o
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by Christlike01: 7:04pm On Jun 15
Good! Make it very hard for everyone so that we can ultimately end this evil contraption called Nigeria.
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by LeeSmart: 7:05pm On Jun 15
They should all face the music ooo, thank Goodness the sultan is their own.
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by phemmie06(m): 7:06pm On Jun 15
You're right but this is not just a religious war, there's more to it than we know.
In a sane environment, all of them should have been apprehended including their supreme leader




Elvis2kay:
The only thing ISLAM contribute to the world is WAR,TERRORIST AND JIHADIST.. Nigerians needs to start calling our the FULANI leaders who continue to pamper Terrorist
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by Hhh4444: 7:07pm On Jun 15
WE NOW HAVE ANOTHER GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA CALL BANDITS. THEY HAVE AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE TAXES AND LEVIES ON NIGERIANS. IT HAS NEVER BEEN THIS BAD.
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by ARISHEM: 7:07pm On Jun 15
I remember when Lai Mohammed was minister of information and something like this happened his response was weird. He argued that armed bandits imposing levies on northern communities did not mean the government had lost control by saying agberos in Lagos carve their territories and collect illegal taxes in many cities across the south without those areas being deemed overtaken by terrorism.
This shows the government are not ready to combat terrorism or protect the people in situations like this. If a minister can say that it shows that we are on our own.
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by engrjacuzzi: 7:07pm On Jun 15
This will make foodstuff soar high in coming days. Tough times ahead looming
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by erad(m): 7:08pm On Jun 15
If this was a serious government, this is a perfect opportunity since you know there won't be innocent people on the farms and in the forests...

Air raids all the way.
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by omooba969(m): 7:08pm On Jun 15
Hahahahahahahahahaha 🤣

Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by Saint99: 7:08pm On Jun 15
We thought Buhari set an unbeatable record for the worst president ever. Not only has the record been broken, but also a new record high has been set. He must be jealous wherever he is right now. MUMU ticket you do this one.
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by excomarow(m): 7:09pm On Jun 15
Tinubu Must Go, by fire by force...
Tinubu is a disaster to our country and future
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by LabStores:
See mind na.
Some people are definitely perpetuating these evils deliberately in order to make this government look useless and irresponsible...

This was similar to what they did to GEJ
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by omooba969(m): 7:10pm On Jun 15
ARISHEM:
I remember when Lai Mohammed was minister of information and something like this happened his response was weird. He said it shouldn't be a problem since things like this happens to a city like Lagos where omonile will demand money and residents and land lord will contribute and since Agbero fees are embraced in lagos similar fees is what was demanded by bandits
Mr Lie Muhammed was right on that one though. grin
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by mysticwarrior(m): 7:11pm On Jun 15
The occupant of Aso Rock knows the painful truth: it is not the government that appears to be in control of the nation, but the bandits who continue to terrorize communities, shed innocent blood, and operate with alarming impunity while millions of citizens live in fear and uncertainty.
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by erad(m): 7:12pm On Jun 15
Elvis2kay:
The only thing ISLAM contribute to the world is WAR,TERRORIST AND JIHADIST.. Nigerians needs to start calling our the FULANI leaders who continue to pamper Terrorist
You're beyond stupid if you think this is an Islam thing. Islam just unfortunately has a higher number of extremists and illiterates that are easy to use by the powers that be. Which of these groups are not being funded by you-know-who? Lol.

You leave the sponsors, who are Christian nations and focus on the tools(extremist groups). That's just dumb.
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by crazygod(m): 7:12pm On Jun 15
With all due respect, finally e no go ever better for Tinubu and any APC apologist. angry
Re: Bandits Bar Sokoto Residents From Farm, Impose Fresh Levies by geoworldedu: 7:14pm On Jun 15
So bandits and Tinubu are in government now. I won't be surprised if the bandits another branch of Agberos collecting owo mi da money grin
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