At least 30 persons have been reportedly killed, following an attack by gunmen
on Goronyo market in Goronyo LGA of Sokoto state.
The gunmen were said to have attacked the market between
Sunday evening and Monday morning.
Sanusi Abubakar, Sokoto police spokesman, confirmed the
incident to TheCable, adding that more details would be provided soon.
“Yes, the incident occurred. The details will be
communicated to you soon,” he said.
Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, also confirmed the
incident during a meeting with Faruk Yahaya, chief of army staff.
According to a statement by Muhammad Bello, spokesman to the
governor, Tambuwal spoke on the development during a courtesy visit by the army
chief to the government house in Sokoto.
“Between last night, yesterday evening till this morning, we
were greeted with a very dastardly attack in Goronyo local government,
particularly Goronyo township, where scores and tens have lost their lives and
still counting,” he said.
“We’re not sure of the figure. But it is 30 something.”
Speaking further during the visit by the army chief,
Tambuwal said Yahaya visited the state “at a very trying moment for the army
and the Nigerian nation”.
“We’re faced and bedevilled by many security challenges in
our own area here, particularly banditry, kidnapping and other associated
crimes,” the governor added.
He called for synergy among the various security agencies as
part of efforts to ensure safety of residents in the state.
The governor also requested for more security personnel to
be deployed to Sokoto, adding that his administration remains committed to
supporting the army and other agencies to improve security in the state.
The development comes days after the Sokoto government
directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to shut down
telecommunication services in parts of the state to enable security agencies to
deal with the increasing rate of insecurity.
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