BREAKING NEWS: 4 People Dies As Terrorists Attack Sokoto Village
Some communities in the eastern part of Sokoto state are deserted after armed bandits killed four persons and rustled several livestock.
Colonel Garba Moyi (Rtd), the state Commissioner for Carrier and Security Matters, who confirmed the attacks, said three persons were killed at Bargaja village in Isa local government area while one was killed in a community under Sabon Birni local government. It was gathered that the armed bandits invaded Bargaja around 2pm on Thursday, shooting sporadically.
A resident, who spoke to Daily Trust said six persons were shot in the village, but only three died while the remaining three are currently receiving treatment in the hospitals. A resident of Isa who identified himself as Surajo said that inhabitants of Bargaja, Tozai, Turba and Danzanke have all relocated to Isa town following series of attacks on their villages.
“They don’t sleep in their places any more. Only some of their men who have farmlands nearer to the village go back every morning to work on them and rush back to Isa town before sun set,”
he said.
