Until we deal with informants, bandits will continue to thrive – Sokoto LG chairman, Yahaya Goronyo

The Chairman of Goronyo Local Government Area, Abdulwahab Yahaya Goronyo has stated that informants remain the major problem for banditry thriving in the state.

“Informants have been our major problem. Until we deal with them, banditry will continue to thrive in our areas, he said

Yahaya in a statement confirmed that traders on their way to the southern part of the country were ambushed by bandits. He said one was killed and six others injured but are currently receiving treatment. The incident occured along Sokoto-Goronyo road on Sunday, March 13.

“They used firewoods to block their ways around 9 pm and the truck ran over it and fell. The bandits also opened fire on the truck, killing one trader while six others sustained gunshot injuries and are currently receiving treatment at a medical facility in Goronyo,” he said.

He said the bandits also abducted some of the traders, whose identities are yet to be ascertained. According to him, the bandits had rustled several animals at Yardole village.