Suspected bandits have killed two people and abducted 17 others, including three orphaned children, married women and other residents, during separate attacks in Sabon Birni and Wurno local government areas of Sokoto State.
Residents said the attacks occurred late Tuesday and early Wednesday, with the gunmen using heavy rainfall as cover. In Tarah village, Sabon Birni LGA, the attackers overpowered villagers and abducted two married women identified as Lami, wife of Sani Tela, and Hajara, wife of Lauwali Tarno, along with five children.
According to residents, three of the abducted children are orphans, while two belong to Lami. The children are between five and nine years old. The attackers also killed Nazifi Lauwali Kamtsa and shot another resident in the leg.
In a separate attack around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, bandits invaded Gidan Daji Alkammu village in Wurno LGA, killing a resident identified as Hussaini and abducting 10 others, comprising six women and four men.
Residents lamented the worsening insecurity in the area and the absence of security personnel during the attacks. The Sokoto State Police Command said it would verify the incidents.
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