How Sokoto attacks in which dozens died happened — Residents
in which dozens were killed were likely in retaliation for the killing of bandits by the police in the area, residents have said.were killed in separate attacks on Sunday and Wednesday. Residents said the death toll has reached 70.
“We were aware of their coming, through phone calls we notified the security agents, however, no action was taken.” “The Police in conjunction with the vigilantes swiftly responded to the attack, as a result the two bandits lost their lives.“The following items were recovered from the bandits : One RPG with Breech No. M80 and one G3 Rifle with Breech No. 63660, corpses were evacuated to General Hospital Sabon Birni for autopsy. investigation has commenced in earnest,” the statement said.Locals said the Garki community where the bandits were killed was the prime target of Wednesday’s attack.
“We’re in trouble. They have killed our husbands and our children and we don’t have any place to go,” a woman who identified herself only as Uwani told PREMIUM TIMES. “We are sleeping on the streets at Sabon Birni, none of us have eaten today as I speak to you now. We need help.”Ilaya Garki, from Garki, the community worst hit in the attacks, said “We ran to Sabon Birni for safety, but since Wednesday we have been sleeping on the streets and under the trees. Nobody has come to our aid.
The group named the affected LGAs as Gada, Goronyo, Gwadabawa, Illela, Isa, Rabah, Sabon Birni and Wurno, saying each of this LGAs has parts under the control of bandits.The activities of the bandits have crippled social and economic activities and has led to the loss of hundreds of lives and properties valued at billions of naira in the zone, Mr Gatawa said.
“Each of the 11 wards in Sabon Birni Local Government has part of it under the total control of bandits whose permission and consent the villagers need to conduct wedding or naming ceremonies or to even have a market day.“The situation is getting so serious that even Sokoto metropolis cannot boast of being safe from the attacks of bandits because the activities of these bandits are gradually expanding to villages a few kilometers from Sokoto city,” the group said.
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