Some suspected bandits have attacked the residence of the former
Governor of Sokoto state, Attahiru Bafarawa and killed his security
guard, Abdullahi Jijji.
The attack came barely 24 hours after the ex-Governor launched a
foundation in Abuja named after him which he said would help in
proffering solutions to the incessant banditry and kidnapping,
particularly in the northern part of Nigeria.
The attackers also abducted his 16 year-old nephew, Abdulrasheed
Sa’idu who was at the house at the time.
Confirming the attack, the Director General, Bafarawa
Foundation, Dr. Sulaiman Shu’aibu Shinkafi said the attack occurred
around 9pm on Friday.
Shinkafi added that the bandits, numbering about 60 and armed
with AK47 riffles came on motorcycles and bought N5, 000 fuel in
the town before attacking the house.
When contacted, the spokesman of the Sokoto Police Command, DSP
Muhammad Sadiq said he was not aware of such attack.
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Gunmen Attack Bafarawa town, kidnap a boy
Some suspected gunmen attacks Bafarawa village and specifically
enter former governor Attahiru Bafarawa’s house in the village.
The gunmen killed his security guard, Abdullahi Jijji and
kidnapped one boy in the house with name Abdulrasheed Sa’idu.
The gunmen arrived the village in a Commando style threatening
to wiped out the whole villages of Bafarawa and Kamarawa from the
earth.
The two villages are under Isa local government area of Sokoto
state.
This is first time such kind of attack is happening in Bafarawa
town, but people of Kamarawa an adjacent neighbor village have been
experiencing such kind of attacks, killing, kidnapping and burning
of their properties.
Last Thursday former Governor Bafarawa addressed journalists in
Abuja over his commitment towards organizing security Summit along
with other northern leaders under his Foundation, Attahiru Bafarawa
Foundation to bring a lasting solutions to issue of insecurity in
the region.
Dr Suleiman Shuaib Shinkafi
Ag. DG Attahiru Bafarawa Foundation