Sokoto State

December 13, (THEWILL) - At least 15 people kidnapped by bandits in Sokoto state have reportedly escaped from their abductors. One of them, a technical official working with a firm managing telecommunications masts in Isa Local Government Area (LGA) of the...

December 08, (THEWILL) - The Sokoto Police Police Command on Wednesday confirmed twenty-three deaths following an attack on travellers in Angwan Bawa, Sabon Birni Local Government Area of the State. The State Commissioner of Police, Kamaludeen Okunola, confirmed the figure...

November 30, (THEWILL) - Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has banned the operations of  all self-styled  (Yan Sa Kai) vigilante groups in the state. A statement issued on Tuesday by Muhammad Bello, the Special Adviser to the governor on...

November 18, (THEWILL) - Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal on Thursday confirmed the death of 43 persons in Monday’s bandit attack in Illela local government area of the state. A statement issued by Tambuwal’s special adviser on media and publicity,...

October 26, (THEWILL) - Bandits have imposed levies and issued deadlines for payment to some communities in Sokoto state. A resident of one of the affected communities said the bandits have also barred them from their farms, until the communities...

October 24, (THEWILL) - The Sokoto state government on Saturday said it has asked the federal government to suspend its telecoms blockade on 14 local government areas of the state. The blockade was imposed in September as part of efforts...

October 19, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a tough warning to bandits, saying that “the clock of your ultimate destruction is ticking as you will no longer have a place to hide.” Buhari's remarks followed the  attack on...

October 18, (THEWILL) - Heavily armed gang suspected to be bandits have attacked Goronyo market in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Sources in the village said the assailants attacked the market in large numbers on Sunday night, shooting...

October 02, (THEWILL) - Suspected bandits operating in the Eastern Senatorial District of Sokoto State have allegedly written a letter to a monarch in Burkusuma, Sabon-Birni Local Government Area of the State,  demanding a ransom to secure the release of...

September 28, (THEWILL) - There are concerns that Nigeria’s deepening revenue challenge may escalate into a financial implosion, with the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (sub-nationals), being the worst hit. The situation is aggravated by the nation’s...