Bandits demand N40m levy from Sokoto residents, threaten fresh attack

Residents of Kebbe municipality successful Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State are facing heightened information concerns pursuing a reported request by suspected bandits for a N40 cardinal levy.

The gunmen allegedly threatened to termination residents and pain down the municipality if the wealth was not paid wrong a stipulated deadline.

According to accusation shared by Crisis Reporter Bakastine via his X handle, the bandits conveyed the request done a farmer, who delivered a telephone handset to the District Head of Kebbe, Mallam Lawal Labbo.

The bandits reportedly initially gave the assemblage 5 days to rise the wealth but aboriginal extended the deadline to 7 days pursuing appeals from residents.

The telephone was subsequently handed implicit to the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, successful the area.

The gunmen allegedly warned that the telephone indispensable stay charged and reachable, threatening to onslaught the municipality if their calls were not answered.

Confirming the development, the spokesperson for the Sokoto State Police Command, DSP Ahmed Rufai, said the bid was alert of the reported menace and had commenced efforts to code the situation.

“We are alert of the accusation and we, unneurotic with our Anti-Kidnapping Unit, AKU, are already moving connected the information,” Rufai said.

He added that the bandits had reportedly giv...