Armed men attack three communities in Sokoto, killing at least 29 people

Three communities in Goronyo Local Government of Sokoto were attacked by armed bandits on Wednesday,killing at least 29 people.

It was gathered that the attackers operated freely for hours without challenge because the area was difficult to acces.

The bandits set shops on fire and stole cow, according to the sole administrator of the local government council, Zakari Chinaka.

The bandits razed down many silos and provision shops and cows, they rustled virtually almost all cows in the communities. The damage done is unquantifiable, only God can can repay the people, he said .

Mr Chinaka further said that a total of 23 people were killed in Kamitau, five killed in Ololo community and one person killed in Rijiyar Tasmiya.

A resident of the area, Shafaya’u Goronyo said that as of Friday morning bodies were still littered on the ground because residents and security agents could not quickly reach the site of the attack .

The casualty figure is high in Kamitau community because many residents were mobilised and came out in numbers and chased the already fleeing bandits with the aim to retrieve their rustled cows, as a result of which the bandits opened fire on them and killed many,” Mr Shafaya’u said.

Muhammad Sadiq, spokesperson of the Sokoto police command confirmed the incident and said “scores were killed by unmerciful bandits, adding that the state commissioner of police , Ibrahim Ka’Oje during a visit to victims promised a “water tight security” .