Bandits chase Sokoto Deputy Governor’s community residents away in broad day light

Idi community in Sabon-Birnin Local Government Council where the Deputy Governor of the State, Dr. Idris Muhammad Gobir hails from, was stormed by bandits in broad day light on Monday and residents were chased away.

The armed bandits were firing sporadically thereby forcing the villagers to scamper for safety into the nearby bush.

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Reports said, bandits operated freely for hours in the evening of Monday, triggering fear and panic among the locals.

The incident was disclosed in a post by Bakatsine on its X (formerly Twitter) account, which read: “This afternoon, bandits are currently in Idi community, Sabon-Birni LGA, Sokoto State.

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Hopefully, authorities will do the needful. The village is an ancestral home of Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Dr. Idris Muhammad Gobir.”

Idi village is the ancestral home of the Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Dr. Idris Muhammad Gobir, a development that has further heightened anxiety and renewed concerns over the deteriorating security situation in the eastern axis of the state.

Sabon-Birni Local Government Area, which shares a boundary with Zamfara State, has remained a hotspot for banditry, cattle rustling and mass kidnappings, despite repeated assurances by security agencies and the state government.

As of the time of filing this report, it was unclear whether any casualties were recorded or if residents were abducted during the invasion.

The Deputy governor was said to have abandoned his village for a long time for fear of terrorists attack.

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