Bandits attacked Buwade village in Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto State and reportedly killed 11 people.
Abdullahi Haruna Illela, the former Chairman of the local government area, who confirmed the attack to reporters, said the bandits also abducted several persons at Buwade and Dambo villages.
The bandits invaded Buwade around 8pm on Tuesday, August 9, shortly after the Isha Prayer, and started shooting sporadically, according to Haruna.
“Eleven people were confirmed dead while several others were injured. The two villages which were closed to each other are all deserted. Some of the residents fled to Illela town, some to Gwadabawa while some are now in Sokoto,” he said.
The ex-chairman, however, said he was not aware of an attack on the Illela International Market.
“I don’t hear anything like that but I know they rustled livestock from the two villages they attacked,” he said.
However, the chairman of Illela local government, engineer Aliyu Salihu Illela, on Wednesday, visited the community to condole with the families of the victims.
He was accompanied by the D.P.O Illela Division, PDP Chairman of Illela, Alh. Abubakar Sulaiman Illela, among others.
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