Worried with the scale of insecurity and roles played by informats, the Sokoto State Government will soon introduce a law prescribing tougher penalties for informants aiding bandits and other criminal elements in the state.
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu disclosed this on Wednesday during a Sallah homage to the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, at his palace as Muslims celebrated 2026 Eid-el-Kabir.
He lamented that the informants have continued to undermine security operations in parts of the state by providing support and information to criminal groups.
“We need to come together and stop the informant syndrome if we are to succeed in defeating bandits.
“The proposed legislation would be forwarded to the Sokoto State House of Assembly as part of efforts to strengthen the fight against insecurity and curb the activities of individuals collaborating with bandits,” the governor said.
Aliyu described informants as a major threat to peace, warned that his administration would not tolerate actions capable of undermining security efforts in the state.
The governor reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to supporting security agencies in tackling banditry and other security challenges across Sokoto.
Aliyu cautioned politicians against using politics to create tension or destabilise the state ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He warned against vandalism of public infrastructure, noting that ongoing projects across the state were funded with public resources and should be protected.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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