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Sokoto Government Supports 66 Banditry Rescued Victims With Food Items,Cash

By Muhammad Ibrahim,Sokoto

………donates 70 vehicles to Security Agencies

The Sokoto state Governor, Dr. Ahmad Aliyu remarked that today marked another milestones towards eradicating ill vices like banditry and kidnapping in the state commending men of the Opration Hadarin Daji and other sister agencies for the efforts.

He said just two weeks ago they had established a committee to screen youths who will work hand in hand with other security agencies in fighting criminality in the state

“The state government would not rest until Sokoto is free from all ill vices in the state and that the state government deemed it possibly to donate a bag of millet, rice and N100 to each banditry victims”.

Nevertheless, the victims were rescued from Goronyo and Isa local governments

He similarly said his government has purchased 70 vehicles

He then commended the Sokoto House of Assembly for all the support they had been rwndering to his administration

The 52 were in addition to the 14 rescued within Tangaza axis last week and had earlier been medically checked up ready to join their respective families.

Earlier,the Sokoto Garrison Commandant in his rescue speech said they had conducted OHD to sanitize the forests for indigenes to go about their normal activities thanking the state government for its support.

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