Chai! Na wah o! Sokoto State no go gree rest, as bandits show dem say dem no gree sleep again. Na January 12, 2026, dem carry out terrible attack for Bargaja village wey dey Isa Local Government Area. Na there, gunmen waka enter village, kill two people, and carry many others go away.
According to report wey dey ground, dem attack na early morning when everybody suppose dey sleep. Eyewitnesses talk say di bandits no get mercy at all as dem dey burst inside people house dey shoot anyhow. Di number of people wey dem carry waka still dey unconfirmed, but as e be now, rescue efforts dey happen every minute.
Sokoto State Police don confirm say two villagers don die and dem don kidnap several others. Dem don send police people go di area, but we never see full report from di Divisional Police Officer wey dey the place. Residents of di village don vex well-well as dem dey complain say security people dey slow to respond to these kind wahala.
Dis bandits wey dey cause problem for Sokoto nah notorious groups wey dey operate for di area. Dem don dey carry out plenty attacks along Sokoto-Zamfara axis, and because of dat, many families don chop belleful fear wey make dem run leave their homes. Humanitarian sources talk say about 28 villages for Isa LGA don dey abandoned as people still dey find where wey dem go fit hide.
Community leaders don dey shout for federal and state government make dem do something quick about dis security matter. Dey don dey call for stronger measures wey go protect di people wey dey fear di bandit wahala. Na so di humanitarian crisis for Sokoto dey increase as dis kind banditry dey disrupt life, scatter families, and make rural areas dey more insecure than before.
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