Suspected bandits have attacked the Goronyo market in Goronyo Local Government Area in the Eastern Senatorial District of Sokoto State.
Sources in the village said the assailants attacked the market in large
numbers on Sunday night, shooting sporadically and killing several
persons.
Reacting to the attack on Monday, Governor Aminu Tambuwal said
about 30 people were feared dead in Goronyo township, the
headquarters of Goronyo local government area.
He disclosed this when the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya
paid him a courtesy visit.
The governor noted that the army chief has “come at a very trying
moment for the army and the Nigerian nation. We’re faced and
bedevilled by many security challenges in our own area here,
particularly banditry, kidnapping and other associated crimes.”
He called for synergy between the army and other security operatives in
the state while requesting for the presence of more forces in the state and
the deployment of more resources.
