Sokoto: Banditry threatens rural economy, Tambuwal warns

From Shafa’atu Suleiman, Sokoto
Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has warned that the renewed wave of bandit attacks across parts of Sokoto State is taking a devastating toll on rural livelihoods, urging authorities to step up security operations before the crisis worsens.
Tambuwal said the recurring attacks in Kebbe, Shagari and Sabon Birni local government areas have continued to claim lives, displace residents, fuel kidnappings and cattle rustling, while disrupting farming and commercial activities that sustain thousands of families.
According to him, the persistent insecurity has gone beyond ...