NSCDC Parades Two Bandit Kingpins In Sokoto

By Onuminya Ochowechi In Sokoto

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) Sokoto State command on Friday paraded two bandit kingpins terrorizing Silame, Binji, Gudu, Tureta and Dange/Shuni local government areas of the state.

Addressing newsmen at the command headquarters at Federal secretariat, Sokoto the state commandant Muhammad Dada said Alhaji Koire and Alhaji Buba are dangerous bandits saying they have 300 men in their camp.

Muhammad further disclosed that the duo have been terrorizing some Communities in Silame , Binji, Gudu, Tureta and Dange/Shuni local government areas of the state.

He explained that the duo are high profiled bandits as they operate in Niger Republic and Nigeria stressing that Koire to be specific escape severally from their custody using magical power.

He stated that when he got the tipoff of their whereabout in Silame local government he personally led the team of his men after spending two days in the bush before they succeeded in arresting them.

He said after their arrests their gangs attempted to bribe them with the sum of ten million naira to secure their freedom.

Speaking to journalists in an interview Buba said he was involved in a Kidnapping at Dabegi in Dange/ Shuni local government where they collected four million naira as ransom.

He also confessed that he participated in kidnapping at Kudula in Gudu local government where they collected one million naira as ransom.

He stated that they have a leader in Niger Republic called Danbuzu who supply them AK-47 riffles and ammunition saying Danbuzu also provided other logistics for them during their operations.