Residents Flee Sokoto Villages as Bello Turji Issues New Threat

Residents Flee Sokoto Villages as Bello Turji Issues New Threat

Residents Flee Sokoto Villages as Bello Turji Issues New Threat Residents of communities in the eastern part of Sokoto State, especially Tidibale, a small agrarian community in Isa Local Government Area, have started fleeing in large numbers, following fresh threats and warnings issued by bandits’ kingpin, Bello Turji. Turji’s threats came at a time when at least five persons, including a former councillor and 2019 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, House […]

January 14, 2026 12

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Troops Dismantle Suicide Bombing Network in Adamawa as Army Empowers Women in Sokoto Barracks

By Zainab Uzomah Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have intensified counter-terrorism operations in the North-East, dismantling a suicide bombing network and intercepting terrorists’ logistics in Adamawa State, according to a statement issued on Monday by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer for the Joint Task Force (North East). The military said eight suspects were arrested during a coordinated cordon-and-search operation in the Yan Lemo area of Mubi South […]

January 6, 2026 15

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DHQ: GPS-Guided Strikes Hit ISIS Staging Sites in Sokoto

By Zainab Uzomah Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says intelligence has confirmed that two locations struck during a Nigeria–United States joint air operation on Christmas Eve were being used by foreign ISIS operatives entering the country from the Sahel. Speaking at an end-of-year briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, said the sites in Bauni Forest, Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, […]

January 2, 2026 12

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Police arrest suspects for theft, criminal conspiracy in Sokoto

The Sokoto State Police Command has apprehended Maishanu Auwal and two others in connection with theft and criminal conspiracy within the state capital. The arrest was disclosed in a statement signed by the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ahmad Rufai, and made available to journalists on Tuesday. According to the statement, the case began on January 17, 2025, when Ladan Muhammad, the Zonal Director of the National Broadcasting Commission in Sokoto, reported […]

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Sokoto accidental bombing: Military blames villagers as ex-gov, others demand probe

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has warned civilians harbouring suspected criminals to desist from such acts or face the consequences of their actions. He stated this during his visit to the troops of Operation FASAN YANMA at 8 Division Headquarters in Sokoto. The CDS said this in response to the Christmas day bombing of civilians in two communities in the Silame Local Government by the Nigerian Air […]

December 27, 2024 67

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Terrorists didn’t kidnap 150 in Sokoto, hijack armoured vehicles in Zamfara – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters has denied that bandits in Zamfara State hijacked two armoured vehicles. It also refuted claims that a large number of civilians were killed and mass buried by terrorists, as well as reports that over 150 terrorists were kidnapped also by terrorists in Sokoto State. The DHQ’s response was following videos that had emerged over the weekend. In the first video, the bandits claimed they hijacked two armoured […]

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