Sokoto govt orders intensified operations after fresh Lakurawa attack

The Sokoto State Government has ordered security agencies to intensify operations against the Lakurawa terrorist group following a fresh attack that reportedly left 32 residents and four soldiers dead.
The government also said 13 Lakurawa fighters were killed after residents of affected communities confronted the attackers during the incident.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Office of the Special Adviser on Security Matters, the government commiserated with the families of the victims, the Nigerian Armed Forces and residents of the affected communities.
It described the four soldiers killed in the attack as “gallant” personnel who paid the supreme price in the service of the...