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October 10, 2021 No Comments

Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Friday evening killed 20 people at Ungwan Lalle market in Sabon Birni local government area of Sokoto State.

The incident occurred just 24 hours after 11 people were killed by a local vigilante group, Yan Sakai, at Mammande weekly market in Gwadabawa local government area of the state.

A former chairman of Sabon Birni LGA, Abdullahi Tsamaye, who confirmed the incident to journalists on Saturday, said several people were also injured in the attack.

He added that the bandits stormed the market in large numbers and started shooting sporadically.

“Several vehicles and other properties were destroyed in the attack,” Tsamaye said.

The Special Assistant to the Minister for Police Affairs, Idris Gobir, also confirmed the incident.

He said 22 people including traders were killed in the attack.

Wike donates N500m for rebuilding of Sokoto market

January 21, 2021 No Comments

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, Wednesday announced his donation of N500 million to the Sokoto State Government to support the rebuilding of the Sokoto Central Market which was ravaged by fire on Tuesday.

This was disclosed by Governor Aminu Tambuwal’s special adviser on media and publicity, Malam Muhammad Bello, in a statement made available to newsmen.

The Rivers governor, while expressing his shock and sadness over the incident, stated that the donation was to support the victims of the inferno and help in rebuilding the market.

Wike noted that anything that affects Sokoto also affects Rivers as a result of the age-long relationship they both share.

Tambuwal, while inspecting the scene alongside Wike, revealed that the market had 16,000 shops out of which at least 60 per cent were affected by the fire.

He said, “when the fire broke out the relevant state government agencies and those of the Federal Government within the state were mobilised to control it.

After inspecting the scene, Wike and his entourage also paid a courtesy visit to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, who condoled with the state government and the victims over the incident.