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  • Police arrest two robbery suspects in Sokoto

    The police in Sokoto State have killed one and arrested two members of a notorious armed robbery gang during a gun duel.

    The robbers have been terrorising residents of Malagam and Gidan-Daji villages in Tangaza and Wurno councils.

    The command recovered exhibits, including a rifle with 22mm calibre of ammunition, three rounds of live ammunition, a cutlass and a stick.

    The police also arrested Nasiru Mijinyawa of the newly-established Sokoto State Marshal Agency and two others, Uche Opkara and Ndubuisi Okafor, for alleged car theft.

    They were alleged to have specialised in removing cars from parks with the connivance of Mijinyawa, who allegedly provided them with a master key for the operations.

    “Okpara and Okafor, who hail from Delta State, live at Diplomat in Sokoto.

    “The duo removed a Toyota Camry with registration number JR394KJA from where it was parked and took it to Asaba where they were arrested.”

    The command recovered exhibits, including a rifle with 22mm calibre of ammunition, three rounds of live ammunition, cutlass and stick.

    Briefing reporters yesterday in Sokoto on the success by the command, Police Commissioner Salisu Fagge Abdullahi said the gang was led by Abdullahi Mamman, “a notorious robber and they killed Ladan Mohammed.”

    He went on: “Other members of the gang escaped during the attack. Mamman was arrested last June.

    “The police launched a manhunt for the escapee- members and it paid off on June 4 when the gang struck again at Gidan-Daji village during which the police attacked the robbers. One of them was killed in a gun duel and the leader, Yanta Garba, was arrested.”

    According to him, two other members of the gang, Bami Shehu and Shehu Abdullahi alias ‘Dan-Illela’, who is the armourer, have also been arrested.

    Fagge said the command has arrested Jamilu Ahmed, a member of a group of miscreants terrorising people at Rijiya in the Sokoto metropolis.

    “The robbers attacked a dealer of mobile phones and accessories. Two people were injured and dispossessed of their phones. One of the suspects was arrested through information.

    “He assisted the police in the arrest of four others- Kasimu Abubakar ‘alias’ Timaya, Mudassiru Umar ‘alias’ Black, Ibrahim Abdullahi and Tsalha Ibrahim ‘alias’ Dansharri. Four members of the gang are still at large.

    Exhibits recovered from them are Gienee P3 phone, two Sim cards and a sword.”

     

  • Okorocha plans college in Sokoto

    Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has promised to establish Rochas Foundation College in Sokoto.

    Okorocha made the disclosure last week at the inauguration of the state of the art Mana Model Primary School in Sokoto constructed under the UBEC/SUBEB 2012 intervention fund.

    The school is furnished with basic facilities such as blocks of 32 classrooms, toilets for both pupils and teachers, science and computer laboratories, and over head water tanks, among other ancillary provisions.

    The governor, who holds the Sultanate title of Dan Jekan Sakkwato, described himself as a son of the soil, and a link between the north and the eastern parts of the country.

    He noted that the future of the Nigerian child was dependent on education. Saying that education is the best legacy to leave for the child, he counseled parents to encourage their wards to go to school.

    “Without education, our children will have no future. I urge all to go back to school. No time is too late to go back to school irrespective of age and gender,” he said.

    Okorocha praised former Sokoto Governor, Aliyu Wamakko, who initiated the project, as a silent achiever, saying “you are a man of few words with many actions. I am convinced of your love for education and service to humanity.”

    On his part, Wamakko said the state as seat of the caliphate  was by history built on the path of learning as bequeathed by Shiekh Othman Dan Fodiyo.

    “We have been promoting education in line with the legacies of Danfodiyo in many respects so as to ensure standard and knowledge-driven development for our people.

    “This has placed us tops among equals through sustainable implementation of policies and programmes as well  as construction of schools with basic quality facilities, qualified teachers and their welfare to increase enrolment of our children,” he said.

    Okorocha also inaugurated the N1.5billion flyover popularly called “Alu bridge” on the Kano-Abdullahi Fodiyo road which links Maiduguri- Birnin Kebbi road.

  • APC sweeps Sokoto assembly polls

    APC sweeps Sokoto assembly polls

    Candidates of the  All Progressives Congress(APC) have won all the 30 seats in the Sokoto state Assembly elections conducted last Saturday.

    The clean sweep left no seat for candidates of the opposition PDP just as it’s guber candidate, Senator Abdallah Wali lost out in the state governorship polls to APC’s Aminu Waziri Tambawal who polled 647,609 against 269,074 scored by the earlier.

    The results is contained in a release signed and made available to reporters Monday by the Director of Operations of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, Hassan Sidi Aliyu.

    However, some of the candidates were returning for the second time while others were first timers.

  • Tambuwal declared winner in Sokoto

    Tambuwal declared winner in Sokoto

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has been declared the winner of the Saturday Sokoto State governorship election in Sokoto state.

    Being the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he defeated his main rival of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Abdalla Wali in the contest.

    The result collation of the Saturday election commenced at 7.07 am in the auditorium of the Sultan Muhammadu Maccido Institute for Koranic and General Studies, Sokoto.

    The Returning Officer, Prof Abdul Bagudu, who is also the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) of the Usman Danfodio University, presided over the exercise.

    Announcing the results, he noted that The Nigerian Police Force, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) , and  Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) witnessed the collation and announcement of the result.

    Besides, personnel of the different security agencies Condon vehicles and unauthorized persons from the collation centre throughout the duration of the collation that was as peaceful as the election in most of the polling units.

    The result is as follows:

    Total APC=647,609
    Total PDP=269,074

    Wurno LGA: APC32,073 PDP 6,876
    Dange/Shunni LGA: APC 28,006 PDP 12,244
    Silami LGA: APC 20,335 PDP 7,800
    Gwadabawa LGA: APC 33,227 PDP 11,788
    Kware LGA: APC 23,137 PDP 10,041
    Goronyo LGA :APC 29,095 PDP 12,760
    Rabah LGA: APC 19,481  PDP 8,846
    Shagari LGA: APC 26,197 PDP 10,126
    Binji LGA: APC 17,153 PDP 5,975
    Tureta LGA: APC 14,851 PDP 9,235
    Bodinga LGA: APC 24,513 PDP 12,179
    Sokoto South LGA: APC 42,994 PDP 19,421
    Isa LGA: APC 19,626 PDP 15,695
    Sokoto North LGA: APC  42,977 PDP 17, 202
    Tangaza LGA: APC 21,542 PDP 9,991
    Gudu LGA: APC 13, 843 PDP 9,925
    Sabon Birnin LGA: APC 40,016 PDP 18,769
    Tambuwal LGA: APC 53,703 PDP 14,746
    Kebbe LGA : APC 23,243 PDP 6,913
    Wamakko LGA: APC 41,863 PDP 13,284
    Gada LGA: APC 38,547 PDP 13, 654
    Yabo LGA: APC 18,361 PDP 8,429
    Ilella LGA: APC 30,926 PDP 13,175

  • Inadequate security mars accreditation in Sokoto

    The absence of security agents almost marred accreditation exercise for the governorship and state assembly elections at the Shiyar Ajiya SK in Yabo local government area of Sokoto state.

    The rowdy atmosphere became tensed as a result of some voters’ refusal to follow the queue as required for a smooth and orderly exercise which halted the exercise for over thirty minutes.

    “We can’t allow some people to be given preference above other who have been on the queue since 7:00am in order to get accredited.

    “Orderliness must be respected on first come, first served basis or we scuttle the exercise,” a party agent was saying in annoyance.

    Only a single security agent and official from the Nigerian Prisons Service was available at the chaotic polling unit right in front of the District Head of Yabo’s palace polling unit as at the time our correspondent visited.

    However, unlike the presidential election, there is an improvement in the arrival of men and materials at respective polling units in Sokoto state.

    Voters across the state filed out for accreditation as early as 7:30am at most of the polling units visited by our correspondent.

    Though, in some areas, the turnout was not encouraging.

    The presence of security agents and observers were also noticed in places visited.

    The council chairman of Yabo local government area, Comrade Abubakar Shamaki who earlier went round said he observed a little problem with the card reader at one of the polling units which was being rectified.

    He also noted that there were inadequate security arrangements in some areas within the council.

    Shamaki, however, commended INEC for improving on the past election, describing it as “excellent” , noting that majority of the voters particularly women seemed anxious and ready to
    vote.

    In Bodinga and Shagari local government, the turnout was large with most voters conducting themselves peacefully and smoothly.

  • Police confirm kidnap of monarch in Sokoto

    Mr Bala Hassan, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 10, on Thursday said that four gunmen had kidnapped Alhaji Salihu Barada, the District Head of Wamakko, Sokoto State.

    Hassan told the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Sokoto that the police and other security agencies had been placed on alert to rescue the traditional ruler.

    He said the gunmen, using a gold coloured vehicle, kidnapped Barada and one other person at his farm around 8:00 p.m.

    He said the kidnappers, however, released the second person at Bege village, Kebbi, adding that effective operation had commenced to rescue the traditional ruler.

    “We have deployed our men to the area and very soon we will apprehend those involved,” he stressed.

    Hassan urged people to provide useful information that would lead to the rescue of the district heard to the police.

  • Sokoto governor’s elder brother kidnapped

    Sokoto governor’s elder brother kidnapped

    Two days to the governorship elections, unknown gunmen on Wednesday evening kidnapped a traditional title holder, Alhaji Salihu Baraden Wamakko in Sokoto state.

    Baraden Wamakko, is the elder brother to Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state.

    Reports said that the gunmen stormed the farm of Alhaji Wamakko in the evening from where he was taken away to yet an unknown destination by his kidnappers.

    However, the Sokoto state police command’s spokesman, DSP Al-Mustapha Sani who confirmed the incidence said the police had since despatched its men in search of the kidnappers.

    According to the PPRO” immediately we got the news, we sent signals and mounted road blocks at strategic points in and around the state capital while efforts are being made to gather more information.”

    Also confirming the incident to newsmen, Wamakkoo local government council chairman, Alhaji Ahmed Kalambaina said ” when the news got to us we were shocked and had to contact the police immediately for their action.

    ” To my understanding, the kidnappers took advantage of the election period to seek for money as ransom.

    ” You may recall that a similar thing happened in Zamfara state where the village head in Bukkuyum was kidnapped and a ransom of N10 million had to be paid to the perpetrators to secure his release four days after.

    ” We hope and pray to get him back from the kidnappers with the efforts of the police and the public,” he said.

  • Buhari wins in Sokoto

    The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday recorded a landslide in the presidential election in Sokoto State.

    The number of registered voters is 1,663,127, accredited voters, 988,899, valid votes, 834,259, rejected votes, 42,110 and total votes cast, 876,369.

    APC polled 671,926 votes and PDP, 152,199 votes.

     

  • Buhari sweeps Sokoto

    Buhari sweeps Sokoto

    All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari has won in Sokoto with a wide margin of 671,926 votes ahead of President Goodluck Jonathan who scored 152,199 votes.

    He emerged winner out of 14 political parties that contested the elections which has been adjudged free, fair and credible.

    However, declaring the outcome at the Sultan Maccido institute for Quranic and General Studies, Sokoto state presidential election collation centre, Professor Abubakar Bagudo gave 876,369 as total vote cast with a total valid votes of 834,259.

    According to Bagudo, the total rejected votes is 42,110, adding that” 988,899 voters were accredited.”
    Below is the result:

    Kware LGA: APC 36,809 PDP 5,339

    Dange Shuni LGA: APC 31,036. PDP 6,918

    Goronyo LGA: APC 28,950. PDP 7,664

    Gwadabawa LGA: APC 34,929, PDP 5,951

    Silami LGA : APC: 18,922 PDP 5,029

    Wurno LGA: APC 24414, PDP 3,928

    Tangaza LGA: APC 24,719 PDP 4,866

    Binji LGA: APC 16,478, PDP 4,722

    Bodinga LGA: APC 25,084 PDP 6,816

    Sokoto South LGA : APC 48,900 PDP 11,048

    Rabah LGA: APC 19,887 PDP 4,994

    Tambuwal LGA: APC 51,701 PDP 7,282

    Sokoto North LGA : APC 44,705 PDP 8,687

    Yabo LGA: APC 20,279 PDP 4,357

    Wamakko LGA : APC 46,736 PDP 6,719

    Kebbe LGA : APC 22,345 PDP 3,802

    Illela LGA: APC 33,847 PDP 8,287

    Tureta LGA: APC 12,648 PDP 6,121

    Shagari LGA: APC 26,696 PDP 6,396

    Sabo Birnin LGA: APC 42,879 PDP 9,225

    Gudu LGA: APC 13,811 PDP 7,744

    Isa LGA: APC 19,535 PDP 10,618

    Gada LGA: APC  38,139 PDP 5,686

    Total
    Registered Voter =1,663,127
    Accredited Voters=988,899
    Valid Votes =834,259
    Rejected Votes 42,110
    Total= Votes Cast=876,369

    APC=671,926
    PDP=152,199

  • Update: Sokoto presidential election result

    Update: Sokoto presidential election result

    Results of the Presidential election in Sokoto State has been released thus:
    Kware LGA: APC 36,809 PDP 5,339
    Dange Shuni LGA: APC 31,036. PDP 6,918
    Guronyo LGA: APC 28,950. PDP 7,664
    Gwadabawa LGA: APC 34,929, PDP 5,951
    Salami LGA : APC: 18,922 PDP 5,029
    Wurno LGA: APC 24414, PDP 3,928
    Tangaza LGA: APC 24,719 PDP 4,866
    Binji LGA: APC 16,478, PDP 4,722
    Bodinga LGA: APC 25,084 PDP 6,816
    Sokoto South LGA : APC 48,900 PDP 11,048
    Rabah LGA: APC 19,887 PDP 4,994
    Tambuwal LGA: APC 51,701 PDP 7,282
    Sokoto North LGA : APC 44,705 PDP 8,687
    Yabo LGA: APC 20,279 PDP 4,357
    Wamakko LGA : APC 46,736 PDP 6,719
    Kebbe LGA : APC 22,345 PDP 3,802
    Illela LGA: APC 33,847 PDP 8,287
    Tureta LGA: APC 12,648 PDP 6,121
    Shagari LGA: APC 26,696 PDP 6,396