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Woman, Two Children, Daughter-In-Law Burnt Alive By Bandits In Sokoto

Woman, Two Children, Daughter-In-Law Burnt Alive By Bandits In Sokoto
  • PublishedDecember 26, 2023

A woman, her daughter-in-law and two children were on Sunday evening burnt alive by suspected bandits in another attack on a community in Sokoto State.

The bandits were said to have attacked Kurya village in Rabah Local Government Area of the state around 8:30 pm on Sunday.

Twelve villagers were reportedly killed by the assailants with three women abducted during the attack.

One of the abductees lost her husband during the attack, according to a resident of the area, Yusuf Garba.

He said the attackers were later engaged in a fierce battle by the army.

According to him, โ€œAmong the victims was one woman who was burnt to death along with her daughter-in-law and two children right inside their room.

โ€œWe suspect they too suffered heavy losses because we saw blood stains where they parked their motorcycles. But you know they donโ€™t leave their corpses behind.”

The police, however, confirmed seven deaths during the attack.

The spokesman of the Sokoto Police Command, ASP Ahmed Rufaโ€™i, added that they were still compiling casualty figures.

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