Bandits Invade Nasarawa Community, Block Gusau-Sokoto Road, Abduct Travellers
HEAVILY armed bandits have stormed the Nasarawa area of Damba community, on the outskirts of Gusau metropolis in Zamfara State, attacking residents and.
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Two Killed As Suspected Lakurawa Fighters Attack Sokoto Community
THE Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed an attack by suspected Lakurawa fighters on Ungushi community in Kebbe Local Government Area of the.
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Police Foil Bandit Attack In Sokoto, Recover Rocket Launchers, Other Weapons
POLICE in Sokoto State have foiled an attack by bandits on Tsabre Village in Isa Local Government Area of the state, recovering two.
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Troops Rescue Five Abducted Women, Infant In Katsina, Repel Terrorist Attack In Sokoto
TROOPS of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued five abducted women, including a mother and her infant, during an operation in Katsina State. News.
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Sokoto Governor Approves Anti-Banditry Law, N1.59bn For 30 Hilux Vans
THE Sokoto State Government has approved a bill seeking to enact the Sokoto State Banditry Special Prohibition Law, 2026, in a further demonstration.
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Troops Rescue 23 Kidnapped Victims, Arrest Four Lakurawa Suspects In Sokoto
TROOPS of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 23 kidnapped victims, foiled terrorist attacks and arrested four.
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Sokoto Mosque Attack: Sheikh Lukuwa Followers Reject Govt’s 14-Member Panel, Allege Bias
FOLLOWERS of Islamic cleric, Sheikh Musa Lukuwa, have rejected the 14-member committee constituted by the Sokoto State Government to investigate the circumstances surrounding.
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Sokoto Govt Closes Sheikh Lukuwa Mosque After Attack, Sets Up Committee To Probe Killing
THE Sokoto State Government has ordered the closure of the Musa Lukuwa Jumu’at Mosque in Mabera, Sokoto metropolis, following the recent attack and.
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Popular Cleric Sheikh Musa Lukwa Stabbed After Juma’at Prayers In Sokoto, Suspect Killed By Mob
POPULAR Islamic scholar, Sheikh Musa Lukwa, was stabbed by one of the worshippers on Friday afternoon shortly after the Juma’at prayers at the.
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Fitness Tragedy As Sokoto Police Inspector Dies During Weekly Exercise
A POLICE inspector attached to the Sokoto State Police Command has died after reportedly collapsing shortly after participating in the command’s weekly fitness.
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Soldier Must Be ‘Fit To Fight’, GOC Koughna Charges Junior Commanders
THE General Officer Commanding (GOC), 8 Division Nigerian Army and Commander, Sector 2 Joint Task Force, North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Major General.
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Sokoto Boat Mishap: Dead Toll Rises To 56, 15 Rescued As Search Still Ongoing
AT least a total of 56 dead bodies have so far been recovered and 15 others rescued alive from the boat mishap that.
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DSS Warns Of Planned Terrorist, Bandit Attacks On Sokoto Tertiary Institutions
THE Department of State Services (DSS), Sokoto State Command, has raised the alarm over intelligence indicating plans by terrorist and bandit groups to.
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Over 40 Feared Dead As Boat Carrying Farmers Capsizes In Sokoto
OVER 40 people are feared dead after a boat carrying farmers and agricultural labourers to their rice farms capsized in Gorau town, Goronyo.
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Sokoto Bandits Attack Three Communities, Kill Seven, Abduct 17
SUSPECTED bandits have attacked three communities in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing seven people and abducting 17 others, including 15.
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Chief Imam, 28 Others Killed As Bandits Attack Sokoto, GOC Visits Community, Vows Response
AT least 28 people, including the Chief Imam of Ungushi Izala Jumu’at Mosque, Imam Aliyu, were reportedly killed when bandits attacked Ungushi community.
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Sokoto Hisbah Bans DJs, ‘Na Gani Ina So,’ Mixed-Gender Entertainment At Weddings
THE Sokoto State Hisbah Board has announced an immediate ban on several wedding and social gathering practices, including the use of DJs, the.
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Bandits Wearing Military Uniforms Kill Four In Sokoto As Army Arrests Soldier Supplying Terrorists
NO fewer than four people were killed and several others injured after suspected bandits disguised in military uniforms attacked Unguwan Lalle community in.
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Bandits Abduct Returning IDPs, Rustle Livestock In Fresh Sokoto Attack
SEVERAL internally displaced persons (IDPs) who had recently returned to their communities have been abducted by suspected bandits following fresh attacks on Gasalodi.
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Bandits Kill Village Head, Son, Five Others As Angry Youths Block Highway
BANDITS have killed the Village Head of Kulodo in Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Alhaji Abubakar Tudu, his eldest son, Abubakar.