Reps call for intensified security operation against escalating banditry in Sokoto

By Gift ChapiOdekina

The House of Representatives has called for contiguous intensified information operations to code the escalating question of banditry and convulsive attacks ravaging communities successful Kebbe and Tambuwal Federal Constituency of Sokoto State.

The motion, sponsored by Rep. Abdussamad Dasuki, subordinate representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency and Chairman, House Committee connected Marine and Blue Economy/Shipping Services, was moved nether matters of urgent nationalist value during plenary.

Dasuki, successful his presentation, expressed sedate interest implicit the spate of killings, abductions, and displacement of residents crossed respective communities, informing that the attacks person crippled socio-economic activities and deepened poorness successful the affected areas.

He cited a bid of attacks that occurred betwixt July and August 2025, including the penetration of Fakku Ward, wherever 5 persons were killed and 28 abducted, the onslaught connected Sangi Ward, which forced residents to fly to Kuchi, Koko, and Kebbe, and different incidental successful Ungushi Ward, wherever 2 residents were killed and 7 abducted.

“In Tambuwal Local Government Area, bandits attacked Jabo/Kagara Ward connected August 20, 2025, displacing 4 villages, portion 3 young businessmen were abducted successful Tambuwal/Shinfiri Ward. He besides noted the kidnapping of the PDP Youth Leader, Abdullahi Zaki, and 3 daughters of a nonmigratory successful abstracted incidents.

“These unrelenting attacks person near families shattered, communities deserted, and children incapable to be school. Farmers person abandoned their farmlands owed to fearfulness of further violence,” helium lamented.

Dasuki further highlighted that the deteriorating diplomatic relations betwixt Nigeria and the Niger Republic had worsened insecurity crossed borderline communities, including Kebbe and Tambuwal, which are progressively susceptible to cross-border arms travel and insurgent activities from the Sahel region.

The lawmaker urged the Nigerian Armed Forces, Police, and different information agencies to reenforce deployment and heighten associated operations successful the affected areas to safeguard lives, property, and farmlands.

The House besides called connected the Federal Government to intensify efforts to rescue abducted persons, analyse the recurring attacks, and bring perpetrators to justice. It urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and different humanitarian organizations to supply contiguous alleviation enactment to displaced persons.

In addition, the House mandated its Committees connected Defence, National Security and Intelligence, and Police Affairs to interface with applicable information agencies to guarantee punctual implementation of the resolutions and study backmost wrong 2 weeks.

It besides tasked the Committees connected ECOWAS Parliament and Foreign Affairs to enactment toward normalizing Nigeria’s relations with neighboring Sahel states, peculiarly the Republic, to fortify determination information collaboration and quality sharing.

The station Reps telephone for intensified information cognition against escalating banditry successful Sokoto appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.