The Sokoto State Government has raised the alarm over the emergence of a new terrorist group in the state, identified as LAKURAWAS.
The Deputy Governor of the state, Alhaji Idris Gobir, made this known while receiving the participants of Course 33 of the National Defence College (NDC), Abuja, who were on a study tour at the state.
Gobir said the group is known to be a faith-based idealist, stressing that, “security assessment carried out on the group indicate that the group possessed sophisticated weapons and their criminal activities were observed in about five local government areas of the state.”
According to him, this sad development is happening at a time when the state is faced with banditry activities. The threat is expanding, and the Security Authorities are working assiduously to address the emerging threat.
“The state government has been working closely with Federal Security Agencies to address numerous security threats to lives and properties of the people of the state.”
He enumerated various efforts made by the state government to confront security challenges facing the state, expressing the hope that the study tour would provide the required insight to the authorities on the nature of the unfolding criminal activities and proffer solutions that would guarantee security of lives and peaceful coexistence among the people.
In his address, the leader of the delegation, Air Vice-Marshal Titus Zuwahu Dauda, said the college established in 1992 as the highest military institution in the country is dedicated to “selecting officers from military, police, and strategic agencies to prepare them for strategic responsibilities.
“The college has so far graduated 2,982 participants. Among them are many from 30 African and Asian countries.”
