Suspected armed bandits have reportedly launched an attack in Giyawa village, Goronyo Local Government Area of the state killing four persons while eighteen others were reportedly abducted.
While confirming this incident, Sokoto State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ahmed Rufai said that eighteen persons were initially abducted by the assailant.
Though other sources from the affected community claimed that over thirty persons were abducted, but the police maintained that only eleven persons were still with the attackers.
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