Breaking: Bandits Appoint, Depose Village Heads In My Communities – Sokoto LG chair

The Chairman of Isa Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Alhaji Sharifu Kamarawa, has informed the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, that several communities within the council remain under the control of bandits.

This revelation was made during the minister’s visit to the local government secretariat on Thursday.

Kamarawa highlighted the serious security challenges facing the region, specifically naming the notorious bandit leader Kachalla Bello Turji as the figure behind the ongoing unrest.

He disclosed that Turji’s gang has taken to appointing and deposing village heads in the affected areas, further complicating the governance and safety of these communities.

“Here in Isa town, we are living peacefully. The problem is in the eastern part of Isa. There are places that are still under the control of bandits. They appoint and depose village heads there.

“We are appealing for a military camp in Kagara to take care of those areas. We used to have a camp there before it was relocated. Then there was a relative peace in those places. So we want the camp back,” he appealed.

The chairman, however, admitted that since the death of Halilu Sububu, the bandits’ kingpin killed about a month ago, there had been a significant reduction in attacks on their communities.

According to him, they can now ply some roads which were formerly deserted.

In his remarks, the minister said President Bola Tinubu was seriously concerned about insecurity in the North, a reason he appointed northerners Ministers of Defence and heads of security operatives.

“The President also directed me to ensure militarisation of all the danger areas in the state. So we are going to creat a military base at Gundumi which will be patrolling Gundumi-Marnona road which remained closed for years,” he added.

Matawalle further assured residents of Isa of deployment of more security operatives to the area.

“So we need your support because the issue of security is everyone’s business. We need to know about the bandits movement,” he said.