Bandits Kill Seven, Abduct Dozens in Coordinated Attacks on Sokoto Communities

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 8/12/2025
Armed bandits launched pre-dawn raids on Gatawa community in Sabon Birni LGA and Shalla village in Isa LGA of Sokoto State on Sunday, killing seven persons and kidnapping several others in attacks that lasted several hours.In Gatawa, the gunmen struck around 1:30 a.m., triggering a fierce gun battle with local vigilantes. Four vigilantes were killed instantly, while two others who sustained gunshot wounds were rushed to hospital; one later succumbed, raising the death toll in the community to five.A resident who spoke on condition of anonymity told News men that six persons, two married (…)
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