A video has shown gunmen passing through a police checkpoint without obstruction between Zamfara and Sokoto states.
In the footage obtained by SaharaTV, a large number of gunmen carrying weapons were seen riding motorcycles through the checkpoint while police officers appeared to direct and hail them as they passed.
According to the report, a man recording the video was heard saying in Hausa. “Bandits with their weapons are moving freely,” However, another occupant of the vehicle quickly cautioned him, saying, “Please keep quiet, why are you talking?”
According to security sources, the incident occurred recently along the Zamfara-Sokoto axis.
The development comes amid ongoing insecurity across several North-West and North-Central states, including Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina and Niger, where bandit groups have continued to carry out deadly attacks and kidnappings despite the deployment of security personnel.
