Humanitarian worker, Police Inspector killed as bandits, Lakurawa terrorists attack Sokoto communities
Humanitarian worker, Police Inspector killed as bandits, Lakurawa terrorists attack Sokoto communities 
From Bashir Rabe Mani in Sokoto
A humanitarian and field operations professional, Lydia Chinenye Nwankwo, has been killed in a bandits’ attack in Sokoto State.
Her sister, Chisom Nwankwo, confirmed the incident in a Facebook post on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, saying that bandits attacked Lydia and her team and shot her dead.
The attack reportedly occurred as the team was returning from fieldwork in the Shagari area.
There is no official statement yet from her employer on the incident while it is also unclear whether other members of her team were injured, the number of attackers involved, or the exact time of the attack.
In a related development, suspected Lakurawa bandits have killed a Police Inspector, Isa Muhammad Girkau, three days ago near Shagari farm, along the Sokoto-Shagari-Tambuwal-Jega highway.
The killings come amid continued security challenges in the state.
Suspected Lakurawa terrorists also recently attacked Ungushi village in Kebbe Local Government Area, killing two people, including a vigilante. No arrests have been announced in connection with that attack.
Confirming the security situation, the spokesperson of the Sokoto State Police Command, DSP Ahmed Rufai, disclosed that three bandits had been neutralized in another operation in Kebbe Local Government Area.
Rufai assured residents of the state that the Police and other security agencies would not rest on their oars in safeguarding the lives and property of all law-abiding citizens.
