The 15 students abducted from a Tsangaya school at Gidan Bakuso in Gada local government area of Sokoto State have been freed. The Special Adviser to Sokoto State Governor on security matters, Colonel Ahmed Usman (rtd), confirmed this in a telephone session with LEADERSHIP yesterday. “Yes, I can confirm the release of the students kidnapped in their school about two …

The Sokoto State government has earmarked N6.7 billion for the feeding of poor and underprivileged persons in the state during the 30-day Ramadan fast. Governor Ahmed Aliyu disclosed this during the flag-off of the distribution of grains to 18,400 orphans and the destitute across the state at the state Government House on Monday. He noted that the underprivileged persons would …

Bandits have reportedly kidnapped no fewer than 15 Tsangaya students at Gidan Bakuso area of Gada Local Government Area in Sokoto State. According to findings by newsmen, the incident took place about 1am on Saturday at the school premises. Confirming the incident, the proprietor of the school, Liman Abubakar said: “So far, 15 students were unaccounted for, but we are …

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Wednesday set ablaze large quantity of counterfeit goods certified to be unfit for human consumption in Sokoto. This, according to the Controller of Customs, Sokoto/Zamfara, Musa Omale, is in line with the service mandate of smuggling suppression. The Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command …

Sokoto State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to address the causes of banditry and other security challenges in the state. In an interview on some of the security challenges being faced by the state, Special Adviser to the State Governor on Security Matters, Col. Ahmed Usman (rtd.) said: “Our government is willing and fully committed to addressing the causes of …

The Sokoto State Government has announced the seizure of over 1,200 jerrycans of adulterated cooking oil at the Central Market in the state. A statement on Thursday by the state Commissioner for Health, Asabe Balarabe said the state also intercepted another five truckload of the product taken to the state capital. Balarabe said the state government took the action to …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said that the service year of nine corps members has been extended in Gombe and Sokoto State. The NYSC also disclosed that no fewer than three Corps members were absconded, with one said to have passed on, while six others got extensions in varying degrees of service in Gombe State. Disclosing this at …

The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the killing of four persons and abduction of 18 others in Giyawa village, Goronyo Local Government Area of the state. Spokesman of the Command, Assistant Superintendent Ahmed Rufai, who confirmed the incident, said the assailants also carted away valuables including livestock. According to Rufai, seven of the abducted victims later escaped and returned …

On Sunday in Abuja, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) demanded that the government and security forces of Sokoto State put an end to the reported killings of innocent pastoralists in the state. Its National Secretary, Malam Bello Aliyu-Gotomo, stated that the wanton killing of innocent pastoralists was going on in the Gwadabawa Local Government Area of …

The Nigerian Army has instituted investigations into the unfortunate incident of a soldier who killed his colleagues and himself at Forward Operations Base (FOB), Rabbah, Sokoto State last weekend. The incident occurred on Sunday evening at the FOB, where troops were deployed for internal security operations. Lt. Sam Oladapo was shot dead allegedly by Lance Corporal Nwanbodo Chinoso, who also …