Gunmen attack Sokoto village on Sallah Day, kill six, kidnap many

Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have repeatedly killed six persons and kidnapped many others at a village in Gwadabawa Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

According to Channels Television, the gunmen were said to have invaded Tudun Doki village at about 1:30 a.m. on Sallah day.

Ahmed Rufa’i, the Sokoto State Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the attack.

Rufa’i said six bodies had been retrieved so far, just as he added that the police have yet to ascertain the number of abducted persons.

Sokoto is one of several states in northwestern and central regions being terrorised by terrorists, who carry out mass kidnaps for ransom as well as burning and looting homes.

The terrorists, who maintain camps in a huge forest spread Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna and Niger states, have also undertaken large-scale abductions of pupils from schools in recent years.

Bandits have recently stepped up invasions, mostly in Katsina and Zamfara states.

Last month, the terrorists raided four villages in Katsina State’s Sabuwa district, killing no fewer than 25 people, mostly local vigilantes, in apparent reprisals over military offensives on their hideouts, according to a local official.