By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto
Expressing worries over the unending issues of insecurity in Northern Nigeria, Sokoto state governor, Ahmed Aliyu has identified informants as the major agents fueling activities of banditry.
The governor who noted that these informants plays dangeous roles within communities, added that they are terrible and heartless.
“These informants are even more terrible and dangerous than the bandits themselves, because there wouldn’t have been bandits without informants,” the governor said.
“Our community and religious leaders therefore have a critical role to play by sensitizing their people on the dangers of harboring informants and the need to expose them.”
Speaking when he paid condolence visit to families of those attacked in Kware and Gwadabawa local government areas of the state, the governor in his compassion for the affected survivors
disbursed N69m and 210 bags of rice to them.
While describing the attacks as unfortunate and inhumane, the governor however appealed to them to accept the incidents as an act ordained by Almighty Allah while assuring them of his administration’s commitment to securing Sokoto State.
The governor, according to a statement by his Director General, Media and Publicity, Abubakar Bawa emphasized that his government will continue to support security agencies in their efforts to curb banditry.
He further appealed for collective support in the fight against insecurity and reiterated his administration’s determination to restore lasting peace across the state.
As part of the relief package, governor Aliyu announced that each family of those killed would receive N2 million and five bags of rice, while each of the injured would get N250,000 and three bags of rice.
Recall that bandits recently attacked the two local governments killing 22 people in Kware and another 11 in Gwadabawa while injuring 15 others in both attacks.
Registering their appreciations separately onbehalf of their constituencies, the Deputy Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Hon. Kabir Ibrahim Kware, and House Leader, Hon. Bello Idris, expressed appreciation to the governor for the gesture, noting that it brought comfort to the bereaved and injured families.
The condolence visit was attended by prominent figures including Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, Deputy Governor Idris Muhammed Gobir, Minister for State works, Barrister Bello Goronyo, Speaker of the State House of Assembly Tukur Bala Bodinga, former Deputy Governor Barrister Mukhtar Shagari, State APC Chairman Isa Saddiq Achida, Secretary to the State Government Muhammad Bello Sifawa, Chief of Staff to the governor, Aminu Haliru Dikko, the State Head of Service, Sulaiman S. Fulani, Amb. Sahabi Isa Gada, Amb. Abubakar Shehu Wurno, Senator Salihu Bakwai, Commissioners, Special Advisers, Senior Aides to the governor, security representatives, business leaders, and politicians, among others.
