Bandits operating in several parts of Sokoto State have imposed levies on the locals to pay before next Friday or risk attack, Daily Trust can authoritatively report.
A resident of the area revealed that locals are also barred from their farms by the bandits pending payment of the prescribed levies.
Daily Trust reliably gathered that some of the communities had settled the bandits while others were working hard to raise the money.
It was gathered that the bandits considered the population of each community in determining the amounts they would pay.
“Some are asked to pay N400,000, some N700,000 while some even pay less than that and is left for the community to decide how the money will be raised.
“In some communities, heads of households are asked to pay N12,000 each and young men that are not married pay N1,000 each,” another source said.
Findings revealed that Attalawa, Danmaliki, Adamawa, Dukkuma, Sardauna and Dangari villages were asked to pay N400,000 each.
However, residents of Kwatsal village billed N4million were said to have already paid N2million out of the money to the bandits.
“All the villages were given up to Friday to pay the money or risk attack. People are paying because they have no other option,” one of the sources added.
Source: Daily Trust
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