Suspected Lakurawa Members Kill 15 In Sokoto Village Attack

Bandits suspected to be members of Lakurawa have reportedly killed about 15 persons in Kwallajiya village of Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

According to reports, an eye witness from the village revealed the incident happened on Wednesday afternoon when the suspected terrorists entered the village and attacked them

He said the victims had been buried according to Islamic rites on Wednesday evening.

“We are deeply concerned about the continued acts of violence and the suffering communities are experiencing at the hands of bandits in various parts of this state.

“We strongly believe that such atrocities are often aided by information the bandits receive from some residents of the villages.

“It is, therefore, imperative that the public also intensify efforts to cooperate with security agencies,” the eye witness said.

This attack adds to the growing tally of casualties linked to the burgeoning terror group operating across parts of Northwest Nigeria and along the Nigeria-Niger border.

Meanwhile, both the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Col Ahmed Usman (retd) and the spokesman of the state command of the Nigeria Police, DSP Ahmed Rufai, could not be reached as of the time of filing this report.

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