The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the killing of three persons by bandits in an attack that left others injured in the Soro community, Binji Local Government Area of the state on Monday.
According to the state police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ahmad Rufai, some gunmen suspected to be bandits launched an attack on the Soro community but claimed that men of the command with the support of military operatives swiftly moved in and successfully repelled the attack.
However, the police spokesman said the bandits out of frustration, set some houses on fire as a result of which three of the residents lost their lives while a few others sustained various degrees of injuries.
But residents told the press that the bandits successfully abducted several other persons.
“Eight people, who are mostly women were abducted and carried away on motorcycle by the bandits,” a local hunter told the Punch.
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