{"id":126819,"date":"2026-05-02T09:08:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126819"},"modified":"2026-05-02T09:08:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:08:59","slug":"bandits-abduct-sokoto-deputy-governors-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/bandits-abduct-sokoto-deputy-governors-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandits Abduct Sokoto Deputy Governor\u2019s Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Suspected bandits have kidnapped eight people in Garin Idi village, Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, including relatives of the State\u2019s Deputy Governor.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Residents said the attackers stormed the community around 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, riding on motorcycles and firing gunshots, forcing many villagers to flee into nearby bushes and safe areas. The assailants reportedly operated for about two hours without any security response.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A resident described the incident as harrowing, saying, \u201cI have never heard gunshots as intense as what we experienced yesterday. Now, we only fear them when they come, but once they leave, we calm down because we have become used to it. Still, there is no help.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another eyewitness said the bandits initially rounded up about 30 people, mostly women and children, but later released some, taking away eight victims due to limited space on their motorcycles.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The abducted victims include three men and five women, many of whom are believed to be members of the deputy governor\u2019s family.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the attack, the gunmen also looted a phone charging shop, making away with over 100 mobile phones, power banks, and about \u20a640,000 in cash.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhen they entered the charging point, the operator fled. They then took phones mostly smartphones and power banks being charged, along with cash,\u201d a source said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Residents have called on the government, particularly the deputy governor, to urgently address the worsening insecurity in the area.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are appealing to him to look into our condition. As our son and the deputy governor, it is painful that we are being neglected despite being his relatives. 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