Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Thursday
confirmed the killing of 43 persons in Monday’s bandits attack on Illela Local
Government Area of the state.
A statement issued by Tambuwal’s Special Adviser on Media
and Publicity, Malam Muhammad Bello, on Thursday said the Governor led members
of the state’s executives and the Security Council on a condolence visit to the
people of Illela on Wednesday.
Recall that bandits attacked the town and some villages near
it in the wee hours on Nov. 15, killing 13 persons in the first instance.
“At the time of the governor’s visit on Wednesday, the death
toll had risen to 43,’’ he stated.
Bello explained that the village head of Kalmalo, one of the
five villages affected in the midnight attack was wounded.
Other villages affected were Munwadata, Sarma, Runji, and
Masasa.
He added that Tambuwal told the people of Illela that the
government and people of Sokoto State felt their grief and extended their
condolences.
“This is not a small occurrence. It is upsetting. This
incident really touched us,’’ he quoted Tambuwal as saying.
Bello further said Tambuwal commended the local government
authority, traditional rulers and community leaders for their lawful
composition of a volunteer group to work with security operatives in the area.
He added that the governor assured that the state government
would constitute join operations of volunteers who would work under the
supervision of security agencies to enhance security in the area.
He appealed to the people not to be daunted by the attacks.
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