The new court would handle cases involving cultism, kidnapping, and other matters assigned by the state’s chief judge.
The decision follows the death of a 21-year-old female student, allegedly struck by a speeding vehicle driven by an undergraduate on campus on Tuesday.
Mr Kwankwaso did not disclose the purpose and outcome of the meeting.
Eight hundred and eighty-three cases of gender-based violence, with 22 convictions, were recorded between January and December 2025 in Sokoto.
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The Kebbi government, in collaboration with UNICEF and other stakeholders, has intensified efforts to strengthen flood preparedness and emergency response.
Mr Adegbenro alleged that the defendant, a part-time teacher at the school, was shouting and refusing to vacate the premises after the school sacked her.
The operation was disclosed on Friday in a statement by the troops’ spokesperson, Chinonso Polycarp Oteh.
“There is what they call a revolution. If it starts in Osun and someone says he is declaring a state of emergency, it will not work,” said Mr Adeleke.
The police command in Edo arrested suspected car thieves and recovered stolen vehicles during a stop-and-search operation along Siluko Road in Benin City.
In a statement on Friday, the troops’ spokesman, Mohammed Goni, said troops also dismantled the JAS/ISWAP terrorists’ roadblock on Wednesday.
