Armed bandits have threatened to launch attack on four villages in Sokoto and other locations in neighboring Zamfara State.
Villagers confirmed that the bandits sent letters to villages of Ruwan Tsamiya and Kursa in Gandi district of Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
Similar letters were also dropped at villages of Kaiwar Dawa and Malela in the same district.
“The bandits particularly demanded huge amount of money from Alhaji Mani Shehu, a rich farmer in Ruwan Tsamiya,” a resident of the village, Mallam Zaidi told Daily Nigerian.
“The villagers are now planning to raise money for the bandits to avoid attack. We can’t call the bandits’ bluff because we saw what happened to other villages.”
A lecturer at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Mansur Buhari, disclosed that he received calls Saturday night from one of the villagers, lamenting about the bandits’ demands.
Reacting, Sokoto Police Command spokesperson, Cordelia Nwawe, explained that the police had not received the report.
“Theere are two mobile police units in the Gandi general area, hundreds of policemen are patrolling the area”, the image-maker said.
“Ask them to report the matter to police not journalists so that we take action.
“If they feel threatened, they should not hesitate to go to the IDP camp and settle for some time,” Nwawe advised.
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