Just In:Bandits Abduct Tsangaya Students In Sokoto
Bandits have reportedly kidnapped an unspecified number of Tsangaya students at Gidan Bakuso in Gada local government area of Sokoto state.
Gathered that the students were abducted from their school around 1:am on Saturday.
The proprietor of the school, Liman Abubakar, told our reporter that 15 students were unaccounted so far but “we are still counting.”
According to Abubakar, the bandits invaded the town around 1am, shot one person and abducted a woman.
As they were leaving the town, they sighted our students rushing into their rooms and they kidnapped many of them.
“We have so far counted 15 who are missing and we are still searching for more,” he said
Abubakar added that this was not the first time the village was attacked by bandits.
The member, representing Gada-East Constituency at the state House of Assembly, Kabiru Dauda while confirming the attack, said he received a call from the village around 2.am that it was invaded by bandits.
“I reached out to the local government authorities and security agencies and I am sure they are doing something about it,” he said.
Our reporter also gathered that bandits attacked and killed three persons at Turba village in Isa Local Government Area of the state, including the village head.
