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Bandits kill nine, abduct residents, loot property in Sokoto
Armed bandits have attacked Dan Tudu, a community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing nine people and injuring one person.
The heavily armed assailants also abducted several men and women and looted valuables worth an unquantifiable amount.
Intelligence sources identified the perpetrators as members of the notorious gangs led by Saidu Zango, Bello Turji, and Jammo Baki, who are known to operate in the Gangara axis.
Local sources reported that the bandits targeted homes, stealing livestock, money, and other belongings before retreating with their captives into the forest.