DIG urges Sokoto leaders, youths to support fight against banditry

Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Administration and Finance, Suleiman Muhammad Abdul, has called on traditional rulers, religious leaders, youths and community groups in Sokoto State to support security agencies in tackling banditry, arms trafficking and other crimes in the North-West.
Abdul made the call on Monday during a stakeholders’ engagement in Sokoto, where he said addressing insecurity required the active participation of local communities.
He noted that Sokoto’s border with the Niger Republic made the state vulnerable to arms trafficking and other transnational crimes.
The DIG urged traditional rulers to strengthen grassroots intelligence gathering, while re...