Tory wey go make you shiver. For Bargaja village wey dey Isa local government for Sokoto state, two people don waka go meet their maker, and plenty others don disappear under the hands of bandits. Na di bad guys wey dey follow Bello Turji, the notorious bandit leader, wey carry out dis proper wahala.
DSP Ahmed Rufai, wey be di spokesman for Sokoto State Police Command, don confirm say di attack happen on Monday. He talk say dem never sabi di full details yet but as e be, two people don die, and some residents don they kidnapped, though dem no fit talk di exact number for now. Na when dem DPO of di area submit im report, we go sabi beta tins.
Na wetin we for hear be say Bargaja don dey face dis kind attack repeatedly as di bandits dey use di area like dey own playground. Residents yarn say dem don dey flee come Isa town and other areas. Dis matter don turn villagers to dey run from di security wey suppose protect dem. Imagine, people dey turn refugees for their own land, e sweet? No be small plight o!
In fact, di situation for Isa, Sabon Birni, and dem other areas for eastern Sokoto no dey improve at all, despite di plenty assurances from security agencies wey dey promise say dem go protect life and property. Just last weekend, fresh displaced persons don start to enter Isa town from Tidibale ward, and e dey happen too often. Na wah! People just dey run up and down, looking for safety because of Bello Turji and him crew.
Bashar Altine, wey be security analyst wey dey from Isa, don talk say di situation dey very serious. Many people wey run don turn public schools and makeshift shelters to their new home. Some don even cross go Niger Republic just to escape di wahala wey dey happen. Dis Bello Turji wey dey terrorize di area, dem say e still dey alive and well, dey operate like king for di zone.
As di attacks dey continue, e dey raise serious concerns about di level of banditry for di North-West. Communities don dey suffer from farm disruption, school abduction, and serious displacement for don too long. Di image of our country no dey shine at all because of dis insecurity. We go need serious help from federal and state government, because di people dey need am sharp-sharp!
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