Sokoto, Nigeria (Local)
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At least 36 suspects had been arrested linked to banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, drug trafficking and collaboration with criminal groups in a series of operations conducted across the state between May and July 2026. The Sokoto State Police Commissioner, Hayatu Hassan Shaffa, who disclosed this on Thursday, added that eight kidnapped victims were rescued and […]
By: Sokoto, Abdussamad Liman
The Sokoto State Government has distanced itself from the activities of a self-styled sorcerer, popularly known as Mai Shaho. The decision is following the circulation of a viral video in which the sorcerer allegedly buried a live goat while claiming that a governorship candidate in the state would not be accepted by voters. READ ALSO […]
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called for the immediate launch of a full investigation into the alleged assassination of Army Colonel Abdur-Razaq AbdulKarim Ode, described as Nigeria’s most senior Igbo Muslim army officer. The monarch also condemned what he described as […]
The Sokoto State Police Command has rescued a 10-year-old boy who was allegedly abducted, sedated and hidden inside a sack by suspected kidnappers in Tangaza Local Government Area. The victim, Muhammad Sufiyanu, was rescued late Tuesday after surveillance operatives attached to the Gidan Madi Police Division intercepted two suspicious men riding a motorcycle with a […]
The Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has assured students and staff that there is no cause for alarm following a thunderstorm that damaged critical equipment at its data centre and disrupted network services. The incident occurred around 4pm on Saturday during a heavy downpour, with lightning damaging two inverters at the university’s Data Centre. READ […]
A police officer attached to the Department of Operations of the Sokoto State Police Command, Inspector Adamu Isah, is dead. He died after reportedly collapsing shortly after participating in the command’s weekly fitness exercise. READ ALSO Kaduna inaugurates boards for media, education, livestock agencies Emir of Gumel Ahmed Sani dies at 84 The incident occurred […]
By: Abdussamad Liman
A man was killed in Sokoto mosque on Friday for allegedly stabbing an Islamic cleric, Malam Musa Lukwa. The incident occurred at the Mabera Juma’at prayers mosque in Sokoto metropolis. READ ALSO Bandits kill four police officers, eight villagers in Benue Shiroro Dam alerts communities to water release The cleric was at the centre of […]
The Sokoto State Government has ordered the closure of the Musa Lukuwa Jumu’at Mosque in Mabera, Sokoto metropolis, following the recent attack on the cleric and the murder of the alleged attacker. The government also constituted a committee of Islamic scholars (Ulamas) to investigate the remote and immediate causes of the incident and advise it […]
Suspected Lakurawa terrorists have killed two people and injured another during an attack on Ungushi village in Kebbe Local Government Ares of Sokoto State. The attack occurred on Sunday afternoon when the terrorists reportedly stormed the community and opened fire. READ ALSO Parents of 20 kidnapped NYSC members told to pay N1 billion ransom in […]
A newly recruited teacher in Sokoto State, Maniru Sa’adu Imam, has been killed by suspected bandits hours after reportedly attending a salary verification in Sokoto metropolis. Imam, 30, and a father of one, was killed alongside Abdurrahman Umar, the driver of the vehicle conveying them, and his five-year-old son, Abubakar, along the Gundumi-Isa road on […]
