Nigeria, Sept. 22 -- Youth allegedly angered by the absence of Sokoto State's commissioner for security and career service, Garba Moyi, at a meeting over incessant killings and abductions in their area have burnt down his house.

The incident occurred on Monday evening in Isa, Mr Moyi's village.

The mob also vandalised the house of the village head. Sources said the commissioner was in the state capital at the time of the incident.

Isa, Sabon Birni, Gwaranyo, Rabah, Gada, Tangaza are the worst-hit areas in the state by banditry.

The state government recently banned mobile telecommunications network in 14 of its 23 local government areas to complement the efforts of security agents in fighting the bandits.

The police spokesperson in th...