Banditry: Sokoto seeks regional front as Zamfara launches DDR programme

From Shafa’atu Suleiman, Sokoto

The Sokoto State Government has called for a coordinated regional approach to tackling banditry across the North-West, saying the cross-border nature of the criminal activities makes it impossible for any state to defeat the menace in isolation.

The state’s Special Adviser on Security Matters, Col. Ahmed Usman (retd), made the call while commending the…