Bandits abduct nine, injure two in Sokoto community attack

Bandits successful Chacho community, Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, abducted 9 residents and injured 2 others erstwhile they invaded the area.
According to a source, the bandits said the attackers invaded the colony astir 11 p.m. connected Wednesday.

He said, “The gunmen gained entree done a way linking the assemblage to Sabon Birni forest, known arsenic a hideout for bandits.”

He further explained that they were sleeping extracurricular erstwhile idiosyncratic raised the alarm that bandits had attacked their village, and they instantly fled for their lives.

He added that they heard gunshots from different portion of the community, noting that their location is located astatine the centre of the village.

He explained that, successful the process, the attackers abducted 7 women and 2 aged men during the raid. At the aforesaid time, 2 different residents sustained varying degrees of injuries, and they are presently receiving aesculapian treatment.

He attributed the rising cases of banditry successful the country to the lack of information personnel.

Ahmad Rufai, the authorities constabulary bid spokesman, confirmed the onslaught but said pol...