According to an eyewitness, the terrorists also burnt down the community, which shares border with Niger Republic, including local food storage silos and other properties worth million of naira.
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“Their effective engagement is crucial in addressing insecurity in the country. Without the active engagement of the youths, our nation’s security challenges cannot be adequately tackled.”
ASHENEWS reports that the Sokoto state government has donated 20 motorcycles to the State Command of the Department of State Services (DSS) to enhance its operations in the fight against banditry.
“In my locality, because I don’t know about other localities, right now in my village Bafarawa, even if we want to farm, we have to seek permission from the bandits.
“The region which seems to be the sole target for these genocidal attacks has remained under the stranglehold of the killers for over two decades.
Experts advocate for Federal Government’s harmonization of the National Identification Number (NIN) and Bank Verification Number (BVN) to combat crimes…
As a result of insecurity, between February and March 2024, about 500 people were kidnapped in a series of mass abductions in Borno and Kaduna States alone. On February 29, suspected Boko Haram members abducted over 150 people, primarily women and children living in IDP camps.
The SSCGC should operate by gathering intelligence, conducting patrols, and providing security for communities in the state. They should collaborate with the security agencies in the state to provide timely and accurate information that can help in the arrest and prosecution of bandits and other criminals.
Dogo Gide died after sustaining injuries from gunshots during an encounter with the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) in Madada forest in Maru local government area of the state on March 12, 2024.
“Sheik Gumi and any other individual are not above the law, if he has suggestions that are good enough and that are constructive enough for the security agencies to take, they will take.