Bandits Kidnap Over 150 Persons In Sokoto State

By Akinwale Kasali

Bandits have, once again, struck, invading a community in Sokoto State.

In the process, they kidnapped over 150 persons.

This is coming a few days after bandits kidnapped and murdered the Emir of Gobir in Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa.

The abduction of the said persons was made known by Prof Bello Bada, a University Don. In an interview with Radio France International(rfi) Hausa Service in Kaduna on Sunday, he alleged that the scary activities of bandits in the area was due to certain lapses from many quarters.

The Professor lamented that the bandits had the effrontery to even threaten to Kidnap former President Muhammadu Buhari when he was in power.

According to him: This is not the first time a prominent Monarch was attacked, but this is the first time a prominent monarch was Murdered.”

Bada said the murder of the Emir of Gobir was a humiliation to all Nigerians, adding that now is the time for Nigerians to have a rethink on the nefarious acts of these bandits who have continued to kill people intermittently.

”The bandits had made a similar attempt on the life of the Emir of Potiskum while he was on the way to Zaria, but he narrowly escaped. The Emir of Kauran Namoda escaped death by whiskers, but members of his entourage were killed by the bandits.

“In Zuru community, a Monarch was slaughtered by these bandits, but after some few days, these heinous acts would be completely forgotten as if nothing ever happened, until the bandits strike again”.