Governor Tambuwal, yesterday confirmed 22 people killed by bandits in Rabah Local Government Area of the state.
Tambuwal, who visited one of the attacked communities, sympathised with the residents and families of the deceased members of the vigilante group and pledged to restructure vigilante groups.
In separate attacks on Sunday and Tuesday, the bandits killed 22 people, including a village head.
The victims, including 21 vigilante members, were killed during a shootout.
The village head of Sabon Birni, identified as Umar Sanda, was killed in the Tuesday attack.
The bandits had on Tuesday night, reportedly blocked the Sabon Birni-Shinkafi highway robbed local merchants of millions of naira and rustled many cows.
Tambuwal, in a statement by his media aide, Mr. Muhammad Bello, said: “We are going to restructure and reposition the vigilante groups in Sokoto State. We are going to make sure that we provide them with motorcycles and communications gadgets.”
He said this would enable the vigilante members to communicate with security agencies effectively and to provide basic information and guidance to security agencies.
He added that his administration would also provide allowances to the vigilante members “for the sacrifices they are making towards providing security to their localities, the state and the country.
“The 21 victims of the recent onslaught were among the vigilantes recognised by the security agencies in the state, Governor Tambuwal pledged that the state government will advance a token of gifts and cash assistance to the families of the victims to ameliorate their sufferings.”
