22 September 2026 · Tambuwal
Cattle rustling in Sokoto
OpenWatch has recorded 28 reported cattle rustling incidents in Sokoto State, 15 of them in the last 12 months. That is 5% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 5 of 6 among the states where cattle rustling is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
15
Fatalities · 12 mo
10
Incidents · all-time
28
Fatalities · all-time
44
Latest reported cattle rustling in Sokoto
21 September 2026 · Kebbe
Bandits kill two, rustle livestock in Dukura
21 September 2026 · Kebbe
Troops recover rustled cattle in Kebbe
18 September 2026 · Wamakko
Bandits attack Bagayawa during Maulud celebrations
16 September 2026
Vigilantes arrest cattle rustlers in Goroyon
3 September 2026 · Kebbe
Bandits kill five, rustle cattle in Girkau
15 August 2026
Bandits spotted with stolen cattle at Sokoto-Zamfara border
5 August 2026 · Shagari, Rabah
Armed bandits launched two separate attacks on villages in Shagari and Rabah LGAs in Sokoto State on Tuesday evening, rustling a total of 452 domestic animals including cows, sheep, camels and goats. Joint security teams comprising police tactical units, Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Village Community Response Unit, and Military FOB personnel engaged the bandits in gun battles, forcing them to flee and abandon all rustled animals; two villagers sustained gunshot wounds.
30 July 2026 · Binji
Armed bandits attacked Anada village in Binji LGA, Sokoto State around 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, firing sporadically and rustling 43 sheep. Police tactical operatives engaged the bandits in a gun duel, forcing them to flee into a nearby forest and abandoning all 43 sheep, which were fully recovered with no casualties reported.
20 July 2026 · Tangaza
Suspected Lakurawa bandits invaded Ayawa village in Tangaza LGA on Monday evening, firing sporadically and rustling 11 cattle. Police and security operatives responded, engaged the bandits in a gun duel, and recovered all 11 cattle intact after the bandits fled into a nearby forest.
Other threats in Sokoto
About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as cattle rustling in Sokoto State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 22 September 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Incidents in remote areas are routinely under-reported, and classification follows how an event was described in reporting, so a low count is not a guarantee of safety. See the full Sokoto risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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