Police Confirms Death Of One Person, As Bandits Kidnapped Six In Sokoto Village

 The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the invesion of Tursa village in Rabbah Local Government area of Sokoto State, by suspected armed bandits, on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.

The Spokesperson of the command, ASP Ahmed Rufai, confirmed that the incident occured at midnight on Tuesday.

It was gathered that the alleged criminal elements invaded the village and killed one person while abducting six others.

“The gunmen entered the village and set ablaze a room and burnt down the one person inside. They also burnt down two motorcycles in the process and kidnapped six persons while an undisclosed number of cows were also rustled in the process.” The spokesperson said.

According to him, the state commissioner of police has declared the suspects wanted in an attempt to apprehend them.