Bandit attacks spark protest in Sokoto as angry residents block major highway [VIDEO]

Residents of Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State connected Friday staged a protest, blocking the Bodinga–Sokoto road to request urgent authorities involution pursuing renewed bandit attacks connected respective communities.

The protestation followed reports of caller attacks that allegedly claimed lives, displaced families and near respective residents missing.

Journalist Bakatsine, who reports connected struggle and insecurity successful Nigeria’s North-West, disclosed successful a station connected X that the protesters accused authorities of failing to support communities from the persistent attacks.

According to him, residents said the unit had forced galore radical to fly their homes, portion immoderate families had go separated successful the chaos and were inactive searching for missing relatives.

Bakatsine wrote: “UPDATE: A protestation is ongoing successful Bodinga, wherever residents person blocked the large roadworthy successful the LGA (Bodinga-Sokoto way) to request urgent authorities involution pursuing renewed bandit attacks connected villages successful the area.

“Residents accidental the attacks person near radical dead, displaced fa...