Police place Sokoto community on red alert over planned bandit attack

The Sokoto State Police Command has raised its information alert level successful Kebbe Local Government Area pursuing quality reports of a planned onslaught by suspected bandits.

The bid disclosed the improvement connected Thursday, saying it had intensified information measures to support residents and forestall immoderate onslaught connected the community.

Confirming the information alert, the spokesperson for the Sokoto State Police Command, DSP Ahmed Rufai, said the bid was alert of the imminent menace and had placed the country connected reddish alert.

“Yes, the bid is alert of the imminent threat. The bid is connected reddish alert and we volition ne'er remainder connected our oars to afloat support the lives and properties of each the law-abiding residents of Sokoto State,” Rufai added.

DAILY POST reports that suspected bandits had demanded a N40 cardinal levy from residents of Kebbe municipality and allegedly threatened to termination residents and pain the municipality if the wealth was not paid.

Local sources said the bandits had reportedly fixed Friday for the planned attack, portion besides alleging that the radical was mobilising and contacting o...