Saturday, November 1, 2025 - Armed bandits have
attacked Kurawa village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State,
k!lling three persons, including the acting village head.
The attackers, who invaded the community in the early hours
of Thursday, October 31, 2025 also abducted several residents and rustled more
than 40 cattle
A resident, who preferred to be anonymous for security
reasons, said the bandits stormed the village around midnight after destroying
part of the perimeter fence built by the community.
“We received a call from neighbouring villages that armed
bandits were advancing toward us. We immediately alerted the relevant
authorities, including security operatives,” he said.
“They gained entry into the village after breaking the fence
and began shooting sporadically.
“The attack lasted less than 30 minutes, unlike previous
ones that usually lasted for hours. Our vigilantes and community guards, with
support from security personnel, resisted them."
The source said that despite the swift response, three
residents were k!lled — the acting village head, Hussaini Alhaji Yawalle, and
Huruna Alhaji Zuguru
The victims were buried on Thursday according to Islamic
rites, he added.
Another resident said the latest incident marked the 20th
attack on the community by bandits.
“That was why we decided to fence the village, but we didn’t
expect they could breach it. They abducted several villagers, including our
retired headmaster, Malam Abdullahi, and rustled over 40 cattle,” he
said.
He described the attack as devastating, noting that the
deceased were prominent members of the community..
“The victims were respected elders with families and
grandchildren. We call on the government to establish more security outposts in
our area to prevent future attacks,” he added
Confirming the attack, police spokesperson in Sokoto, DSP
Ahmad Rufai, said the terrorists invaded the village around 2:00 am on Thursday
and k!lled three persons
According to him, the terrorists also rustled an unspecified
number of livestock belonging to residents of the affected community.
He said a team of combined security operatives, including
the Nigeria Police, Army, community watch guard and other personnel, responded
to the attack and rescued six out of the seven kidnapped victims
He said the police also recovered some rustled livestock and are still making an effort to free the victims still with the terrorists.
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