Sokoto State

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...

September 27, (THEWILL) - Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked and killed an unspecified number of soldiers in a military base codenamed “Burkusuma camp” in Sabon Birni local government area of Sokoto State Residents of the area and security...

September 18, (THEWILL) - At least two persons have been reported killed and four abducted by bandits who attacked Tangaza town, Sokoto state on Friday. Residents in the area said the bandits attacked the town after the evening prayers, shooting sporadically, killing...

September 10, (THEWILL) - Armed men suspected to be bandits have killed six persons in Tureta local government area of Sokoto State. Tureta local government shares a border with Zamfara State, where the  military is currently carrying out operations against...

July 26, (THEWILL) - Over 60 travellers have been abducted by bandits along the Sokoto-Gusau highway. An official of the Sokoto Mass Transit told newsmen that one of their buses was attacked by the bandits. The official who spoke under condition...

June 26, (THEWILL) - The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Sokoto State Command, says it arrested 83 drug abuse suspects from January to June. NDLEA Commander, Sokoto Command, Abdul Abdullahi, disclosed this  on Saturday, at a News Conference in  commemoration...

BEVERLY HILLS, May 10, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Sokoto State has arrested a 30-year-old alleged serial rapist after delivering him from an angry mob set to lynch him. The state Commandant of the NSCDC,...