Group lauds military over killing of bandits’ kingpin sububu
The Gobir Development Association(GDA) has lauded the military over the recent onslaught on bandits in the Northwest leading to the killing of bandits’ kingpin, Halilu Sububu.
The association stated this in a Communique read at the NUJ press centre,Kano, by its Spokesperson, Prof.Iliyasu Gobir.
Gobir urged the Federal and Sokoto State Governments to intensify the onslaught so as to record more successes.
He chided the Sokoto Sultanate Council for not commiserating with the people of Gobir kingdom over the recent killing of their Emir,Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa,by bandits.
“The good people of Gobir kingdom condemn and frown at the Sultanate Council of Sokoto’s non-commiseration with them over the late Royal Father’s abduction and subsequent gruesome murder by bandits.
“We expected the Sultanate Council to commiserate with us over the gruesome murder of our Royal Father by bandits, unfortunately it did not do so,so far.
“The late Royal Father,apart from being our Emir,was also a member of the Sultanate Council;so we expected the Council to commiserate with the people of Gobir kingdom and even with itself over the unfortunate incident,”he said.
Gobir also accused the Sokoto State Government of not doing enough to secure the release of the late Emir from the clutches of the bandits.
“The efforts made by the Sokoto State Government to secure the release of His Royal Highness after being abducted on his way back home from an official engagement in Sokoto were not enough,” he said.
He, however, appreciated “the overwhelming condemnation of the Royal Father’s abduction and subsequent gruesome murder by bandits by all good people from all walks of life.”
“Both Sokoto State and the Federal Governments are hereby called upon to sustainably intensify these military operations so as to permanently solve the banditry activities in the Northwest in general and Sokoto East in particular,”Gobir added.
