Police say the unknown gunmen invaded three communities in Shagari LGA killing one person and abducting six others.
The Sokoto State Police Command one Monday said one person was killed and six others kidnapped by unknown gunmen in three communities in Shagari Local Government area of the state.
The police spokesperson, Muhammad Sadiq, told journalists in Sokoto that the incident occurred about 3:30 am on Monday at Gidan Shikkau, Gidan Tsamiya and Kajiji communities.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the communities are about 57 Kilometres from Sokoto. A source, who pleaded anonymity, told NAN that the bandits, fired gunshots indiscriminately, killing one person and abducting six others to unknown destination.
A member, Sokoto State House of Assembly, Maidawa Alhaji-Kajiji , condoled with the family of the deceased and expressed sympathy for the kidnapped victims.
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