Bandit commander, Ado Aliero, kills traditional ruler in Tsafe

•As Lakurawa, bandits, kidnappers spell connected rampage successful N-West

•Village head, others fly Sokoto communities, arsenic bandits, sack villages

•Kogi govt vows to woody with youths aiding and abetting banditry

•No federation grows erstwhile citizens unrecorded successful perpetual fearfulness —Peter Obi

By Kingsley Omonobi, Boluwaji Obahopo, John Alechenu & Musa Ubandawaki

A gang, led by Ado Aliero, a apical bandit commander, said to beryllium midwifing a bid dialog successful the North West, has slaughtered a accepted ruler successful Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, successful a shocking escalation of unit successful the region.

This is adjacent arsenic a question of panic has swept done Kebbe and Tambuwal Local Government Areas of Sokoto State, arsenic heavy equipped Lakurawa insurgents and kidnappers have, successful the past 48 hours, unleashed coordinated attacks that person near full communities deserted, families displaced, and lives shattered.

Meanhwile, Kogi State authorities has vowed to dainty arsenic violent immoderate younker successful the authorities who indulged successful aiding and abetting bandits to origin mayhem connected guiltless citizens.

The statesmanlike campaigner of Labour Party successful the 2023 wide elections, Peter Obi, successful a absorption to abduction of 40 worshippers successful Zamfara mosque connected Monday, said nary federation would turn erstwhile its citizens perpetually lived successful fear.

Bandits termination colony head

On the sidesplitting of a accepted ruler successful Zamfara, quality reports revealed that astatine astir 16.09hrs connected Monday, September 15, the pack killed the monarch, who is besides the Hakimi of Dogon Dawa, successful Keta village, Tsafe Local Government Area of the state.

The aforesaid pack is believed to beryllium the bandits who reportedly kidnapped 40 worshippers successful a mosque successful the authorities aforesaid day.

Sources revealed that the bandits person continued their run of terror, sidesplitting 4 farmers successful Barikin Daji, and Ruwan Gizo, Zamfara State.

Two Customs officers were besides said to person been killed successful Fingilla village, Dandi Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

Sources said further that the bandits person continued to terrorise communities crossed the North West, killing, kidnapping, and maiming civilians, amid highly publicised bid dialog successful Faskari, Katsina State, aimed astatine ending banditry successful the region.

Ambush connected Army commandant repelled

It was gathered that portion the bid woody was taking place, bandits laid an ambush connected a convoy of the Commanding Officer of 382 Army Regiment astatine Ruwan Godiya crossing constituent on Sheme- Kankara Road successful Katsina.

However, the onslaught was successfully repelled.

On the aforesaid day, bandits ambushed NSCDC unit on Dafa colony Yantumaki- Danmusa road, sidesplitting 1 and injuring 4 different officers.

Similarly, the bandits struck and abducted 12 radical astatine Godai colony successful Bukuyum, Zamfara State and different 4 successful Tudun Moriki.

In Kebbi State, different equipped gang, known arsenic the Lakurawa group, killed 2 Customs officers astatine Fingilla colony successful Dandi Local Government Area.

4 farmers changeable dead

Furthermore, 4 civilians were reportedly changeable dormant portion harvesting crops successful Barikin Daji, astir Ruwan Gizo successful Zamfara State.

Recall that the notorious bandit kingpin, Aliero, had connected Sunday expressed optimism that bid would beryllium restored successful Katsina and Zamfara states and beyond, pursuing the dialog successful Faskari.

He claimed that erstwhile disruptions of bid initiatives, including the apprehension of his son, had led him to resume transgression activities.

Village head, others fly Sokoto communities arsenic Lakurawa, bandits, kidnappers sack villages

In Sokoto, a question of panic swept done Kebbe and Tambuwal Local Government Areas of Sokoto State arsenic heavy equipped Lakurawa bandits and kidnappers unleashed coordinated attacks that person near full communities deserted, families displaced, and lives shattered successful the past 48 hours.

Marauders’ way of destruction

In a way of demolition that spanned villages crossed 2 districts, the marauders stormed settlements with reckless abandon, sacking homes, looting nutrient stores, and leaving humor stained footprints of grief successful their wake.

Among the hardest-hit areas were Fakk...