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Gunmen Abduct Sokoto District Head, Son, and Brother |
Gunmen have kidnapped Isa Muhammad Bawa, the District Head of Gatawa in Sabon Birni LGA of Sokoto State, along with his son and brother.
The Sole Administrator of Sabon Birni LGA, Garba Umar Kaba, confirmed the incident, stating that they were abducted on Saturday near Kwanan Maharba while returning from Sokoto.
Kaba mentioned, “I don’t know the exact time the incident occurred, but according to the briefings from security operatives, they were taken at Kwanan Maharba while coming back from Sokoto.
“We are still waiting for the kidnappers to contact us to understand their motives and demands.”
He expressed frustration over the continuous attacks on their communities despite ongoing efforts to improve security in the area.
“We have been supporting security operatives to patrol our communities, yet we continue to experience incidents of abduction and attacks,” he said.
Bawa was previously the District Head of Sabon Birni before being reassigned to Gatawa by the current state administration.
Sabon Birni, the hometown of the current deputy governor, is one of the regions in eastern Sokoto State that has been plagued by bandit attacks for years.
