Bandits had on Sunday killed 43 persons at Goronyo Market in the eastern part of Sokoto State on Sunday, October 17.
Governors in the Northeast Governor’s Forum on Saturday in Sokoto donated N20 million to support families of victims of the October 17 massacre at Goronyo Market in Sokoto State.
This is according to a statement issued in Sokoto by Muhammad Bello, Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Tambuwal on Media and Publicity.
The forum’s chairman, Borno Governor Babagana Zulum, who made the donation on its behalf, expressed his displeasure with the massacre.
“Our region, particularly my state, has faced numerous security challenges as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency for more than a decade.”
“As such we will continue to offer valuable counsel to Sokoto State and other northwest states currently experiencing the scourge of bandits and marauders,’’ he said.
Mr Zulum, accompanied by Governor Muhammad Yahaya of Gombe State, condoled with the government and people of Sokoto State over the attack.
Responding, Governor Tambuwal applauded the North-east Governor’s Forum for its kind gesture and assured that his administration would avail itself of the wealth of experience of its counterparts.
Mr Tambuwal also said that Sokoto State had formally written to the Federal Government to suspend the blockade of telecommunications services earlier imposed on 14 local government areas of the state.
He said the call for the rescinding of the blockade became necessary in view of concerns expressed by security outfits in the state that the outage was affecting the smooth conduct of their operations.
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