Sources have narrated how a mother identified as Sharifa Noma alongside one of her newborn twin daughters were recently burnt to death in Sokoto State after their vehicle rammed into a roadblock erected by bandits.
The woman, according to the sources was on her way to the hospital after losing too much blood when she put to bed at home around 2:30 am on Tuesday.
“After losing too much blood, her family decided to take her to the hospital for possible blood infusion,” the source said.
Their vehicle was said to have rammed into a roadblock erected by bandits along Ruwa wuri-Bugawa road in Tangaza local government area of Sokoto.
The bandits, the medium learnt opened fire on the vehicle and the driver lost control after which the vehicle hit a tree and burst into flames.
“The driver, the mother and one of the twin sisters were burnt to death,” the source added
A resident of the community who simply identified himself as Kabiru noted that, other passengers including the other twin sister escaped with injuries and were currently receiving treatment in the hospital.
The spokesman of the Sokoto Police Command, ASP Ahmad Rufa’i, when contacted, said he could not confirm the incident as he had not been briefed.
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