Gobir residents raid forests to battle bandits and free kidnapped loved ones Thousands of residents from Gobir in Sokoto State have taken matters into their own hands by storming the forests to confront bandits and rescue their abducted loved ones. Reports indicate that the crowd, comprising both men and women, is determined to bring home 150 kidnapped individuals and recover the remains of the slain district head, Isa Mohammad Bawa, who was brutally murdered by bandits. The residents' bold and desperate move follows the continued failure of security forces to address the...