The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, on Thursday said that the death toll in the recent attacks in his state had risen to 39.
This, he said, followed the recovery of more corpses after the burial of some 32.
The attacks were carried out in Rabah local government area of the state.
Tambuwal who spoke when some governors visited him to pay condolence, said there had never been a mass killing like that in his state.
According to him, many people had been displaced as a result of the attacks.
“Currently, there are three Internally Displaced Persons camps comprising more than 10,000 people in the affected areas,” he said.
The Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, who led other to commiserate with the government and people of the state stressed the need for an urgent step to be taken to stem the tide.
“We were in Plateau 10 days ago and now in Sokoto for the same condolence, which signified that drastic measures were needed to stop this menace.
“As leaders, we must stand up to our responsibilities, being that most of us here are affected.
“We are losing loved ones, property and many being injured all over the affected places.
“We need to look inward because the crime is a chain that must be stamped out. As leaders, we must cooperate and evolve measures to tackle the situation,” Yari said.
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Other governors on the visit were Aminu Masari (Katsina); Jibrilla Bindow (Adamawa); Abubakar Bello (Niger) and Kashim Shettima of Borno.
Ahmad Abdulkadir, Sokoto state deputy governor and Sadiq Achida, Sokoto state chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as APC chieftain, Umarun Kwabo, were also present.
