The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), has clarified the circumstances surrounding the absence of physical remains after the recent United States military intervention in Sokoto State. According to the minister, the sophisticated nature of the ordnance deployed during the operation explains why no bodies were recovered from the targeted sites. Speaking during a…
A recent study has confirmed the presence of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the ISIS affiliate in Nigeria, in Sokoto, amid questions over the scope and geographic focus of US air strikes targeting the group early Friday. ISWAP primarily operates in the north-east and Lake Chad Basin. But Sokoto, where the US launched a…
A counter-terrorism and security expert, Zagazola Makama, has described the Thursday’s airstrikes carried out by the United States military in Sokoto State as a misdirected operation that failed to hit any terrorist stronghold. Makama made the assertion amid growing public interest surrounding the reported US military action in North-west Nigeria. In a post shared on…
By Erasmus Ikhide The bomb fell down in Sokoto, a thunder from the sky, But louder was the noise that rose—the orchestrated lie. The dust had barely settled, the smoke was rising still, When panic seized the powerful, against the nation’s will. They did not mourn the victims, nor ask where shadows creep, They rushed…
Operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command have arrested three suspected financiers and informants of bandit groups, including Ruwa Ginyo, the Fulani head of Gidan-Madi in Tangaza Local Government Area. The suspects, believed to be brokers for the notorious Lakurawa bandits, were apprehended on December 3, 2025, about 2:00 p.m. while attempting to sell four…
Alhaji Isa Sadiq Achida, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto, has described the administration of Aminu Tambuwal, former governor of the state, as “an era of stagnation and asset stripping.” Achida said Tambuwal refused to formally hand over to Ahmed Aliyu, the incumbent governor, in 2023 to avoid being recorded as leaving…
Residents of Bimasa town in Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State were said to have confronted armed bandits, rescued community members who had been abducted, and neutralized some of the attackers without security personnel. Sources told security analyst Zagazola Makama that the residents pursued the bandits into their forest hideouts and engaged them directly…
Soldiers have killed two suspected foreign bandits, known locally as Lakurawa, during an operation in Mano community, Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Residents said the incident happened at the Mano market, a place the attackers usually visited to buy food and other supplies. An eyewitness explained that the soldiers engaged the criminals in…
The Deputy Chief Imam at the Central Jumu’ah Mosque in Kangiye, Atakwanyo Ward, Gwadabawa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Sirajo Ahmad Dan Liman has been arrested Liman was said to have been arrested by officials of the Nigeria Police Force over his collaboration with bandits operating in the area. A counter-terrorism expert, Zagazola Makama…
A deadly confrontation between local vigilantes and suspected Lakurawa bandits in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State has claimed the lives of 11 vigilantes, with several others still unaccounted for. The clash, which erupted on Friday, initially left two people dead, but the death toll later climbed to 11 after nine additional bodies were…
