4 KILLED, 18 ABDUCTED BY TERRORISTS IN SOKOTO STATE 15-09-23
By Sadiq Aminu The police in Sokoto state has confirmed a bandits attack at Giyawa village, of Goronyo local government area in the eastern senatorial district of Sokoto state where four persons were confirmed death.
The Sokoto state police public Relations Officer Assistant Superintendent of Police Ahmed Rufai confirmed to Radio Nigeria that four people were killed and eighteen others were abducted by the assailants and carted away with other valuables including livestock.
He said seven of the abducted victims later escaped and returned to their community where many residents have fled for safety.
He said the police is on the trail of the assailants and are making efforts to ensure normalcy is restored in the affected community .
However, other unofficial sources from the affected community claimed that over thirty persons were abducted.