Crime

Court Sentences Two to Jail For Fraud

Web News 20 July 2022 467 0

A Sokoto State High Court has convicted and sentenced two people to three years imprisonment each for committing an Automated Teller Machine fraud. Abdulmajeed Habeeblah and Nana Hauwau Umar were convicted after pleading guilty to two counts of charges bordering on criminal conspiracy and theft Continue Reading

Security

Blasphemy: Gov Tambuwal Declares 24hr Curfew in Sokoto

Web News 14 May 2022 328 0

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal on Saturday afternoon, declared a 24-hour curfew in Sokoto metropolis over a protest that had rocked the city. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the governor, Muhammad Bello, said the decision was “in pursuance of peace and order in Sokoto metropolis and the entire state.” Palpable fear enveloped Sokoto […]Continue Reading

Crime

Alleged Blasphemy: Police arrest Two Persons in Sokoto

Web News 12 May 2022 444 0

Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two persons in connection with the killing of a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, over alleged blasphemous statement. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Sanusi Abubakar, and made available to newsmen in the […]Continue Reading

Security

Border Shutdown: Travellers From Sokoto Intercepted in Ibadan

Web News 3 May 2020 653 0

Officers of the Nigeria Police have apprehended eleven travellers from Sokoto, who defied the inter-state lockdown order of the Oyo State Government in their bid to sneak into Akure, Ondo State. Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde has however declared that the travellers would not be released to the Sokoto State Government until they […]Continue Reading