Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu convened an emergency security meeting on Monday following Saturday’s attacks that left 37 persons dead in the northern
The bandits on Saturday attacked three communities in Tangaza Local Government Area and two others in Gwadabawa Local Government of the state.
Aliyu, who had to cut short his official visit to Abuja, vowed to make the state unsafe for bandits and other criminal elements. He explained, “So that there would be a strong synergy between the conventional security operatives and the vigilantes in the fight against banditry.”
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