Tag: Sokoto State

Six Dead, Three Missing in Sokoto Boat Mishap While Fleeing Bandits

At least six people have died and three others remain missing following a boat accident in Garin Faji, Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The victims were among…

Ayobami Owolabi

Boat Mishap Kills 17 Teenagers in Sokoto

About seventeen teenagers have reportedly died in a boat mishap that occurred in Sokoto State. The victims include both boys and girls out of about forty who were on a…

Gunmen Attack Sokoto, Kill 30

The police command in Sokoto State has confirmed the death of thirty individuals in an attack by armed men in Tangaza Local Government Area. The gunmen targeted several villages, including…

Bandits Kill 4, Kidnap 18 in Sokoto Community

Bandits have attacked Giyawa village in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, leaving four people dead and 18 others kidnapped. The Public Relations Officer of the Sokoto State Police…

Abductors Of 15 Almajiri Children Demands Ransom – Police

The Sokoto State Police Command confirmed that the suspected terrorists who abducted 15 Almajiri children and a woman in Gidan Bakuso village, Gada Local Government Area (LGA) have demanded a…

Security Agencies Rescue 16 Abducted Almajiri Children, 1 Woman in Sokoto

Security forces in Sokoto State, in collaboration with their counterparts in Zamfara, have successfully rescued sixteen kidnapped Almajiri children and a woman. They were abducted in the Gada Local Government…

Islamic Cleric Seeks Help After Bandits Kill Driver, Feed Body to Dogs

  A well-known Islamic cleric from Sokoto State, Sheikh Bashar Danfili, has made an emotional plea for public support after six of his family members were abducted by bandits. The…