The police in Sokoto State have confirmed an attack carried out by suspected bandits that killed three people and injured others in the Soro community in the state’s Binji Local Government Area.
While verifying the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in Sokoto, ASP Ahmad Rufai, stated that some gunmen presumed to be bandits launched an attack on the Soro village, but members of the police command, with the assistance of military operations, repelled the attack.
He, however, said the bandits out of frustration set some houses on fire as a result of which three of the residents lost their lives while few others sustained various degrees of injuries.
Sources in the affected village said the marauders also abducted several others and set some places on fire.
Community members said members of the vigilante groups carried out a reprisal attack on Fulani community, a situation that forced the police commissioner to intervene and initiate a dialogue among residents of the affected areas.