Armed bandits attacked Baidi people in Tangaza Native Govt Segment of Sokoto Condition on Saturday, killing one particular person and injuring two others.
Observers mentioned the assailants stormed the village in vast sunlight, taking pictures at citizens earlier than getaway.
The sufferers have been in a rush to Tangaza Normal Medical institution, the place one then died.
Native assets mentioned this used to be the 3rd assault in a occasion, with the attackers arriving on bikes in teams of 3.
They’re reportedly no longer affiliated with the Lakurawa bandits, who have been in the past pushed out of the segment through safety forces.
“This is the third attack since the Lakurawa bandits were driven out,” a resident lamented. “Only in the near past, bandits struck Layinna village, killing one particular person, injuring a number of others, and rustling cattle.
“They also invaded Aliya village, preventing residents from accessing the only well in the area for water,” the supply mentioned.
Efforts to succeed in Tangaza Native Govt Chairman, Isah Salihu Kalenjini, have been unsuccessful, however reviews point out he visited the injured sufferers on the clinic.
The spokesperson for the Sokoto Condition Police Command, Ahmed Rufai, informed PUNCH On-line on Sunday that the assault used to be reported through the people chief, prompting a rapid reaction from the police and native safety forces.
“The chief of the people alerted the Nigerian Police concerning the assault, and we mobilised instantly to the scene with the help of the shape people cover corps.
“Unfortunately, before our arrival, the attackers had already shot three people. We rushed them to the hospital, but one did not survive,” he mentioned.