Bandits kill one, injure two in Sokoto attack

Armed bandits attacked Baidi community in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Saturday, killing one person and injuring two others.

Eyewitnesses said the assailants stormed the village in broad daylight, shooting at residents before fleeing.

The victims were rushed to Tangaza General Hospital, where one later died.

Local sources said this was the third attack in a week, with the attackers arriving on motorcycles in groups of three.

They are reportedly not affiliated with the Lakurawa bandits, who were previously driven out of the area by security forces.

“This is the third attack since the Lakurawa bandits were driven out,” a resident lamented. “Just recently, bandits struck Layinna village, killing one person, injuring several others, and rustling livestock.

“They also invaded Aliya village, preventing residents from accessing the only well in the area for water,” the source said.

Efforts to reach Tangaza Local Government Chairman, Isah Salihu Kalenjini, were unsuccessful, but reports indicate he visited the injured victims at the hospital.

The spokesperson for the Sokoto State Police Command, Ahmed Rufai, told PUNCH Online on Sunday that the attack was reported by the community leader, prompting a swift response from the police and local security forces.

“The leader of the community alerted the Nigerian Police about the attack, and we mobilised immediately to the scene with the support of the state community guard corps.

“Unfortunately, before our arrival, the attackers had already shot three people. We rushed them to the hospital, but one did not survive,” he said.