Bandits send threat letter to four Sokoto communities

Fear has gripped residents of Dange/Shuni Local Government Area of Sokoto State after bandits allegedly sent a threat letter notifying them of impending attacks.

Fleeing bandits, who escaped from military onslaught in Zamfara State, had attacked residents of Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto on Wednesday, where they killed six and raided shops and houses for foodstuffs.

The threat letter written in Hausa language was reportedly found under a tree in Kwanar Kimba village of Shuni on Saturday, September 11.

In the letter, the marauding bandits listed Shuni, Kwanar Kimba, Rikina and Dange as targets of their attack.

The bandits stated that no force could stop them from carrying out the planned attack.

“A million army personnel will not stop us from carrying out the attack, which may be carried out any moment from now,” the notice read.

An elder in one of the communities said the security agencies had been informed about the development.

Specifically, he said the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the area had been informed as well as the head of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps among others security agencies.