Goronyo, located in the eastern part of Sokoto State, is one of the most vulnerable areas in terms of terrorist activities. Other areas...
The attack, which residents said began around 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, continued until 04:00 a.m. Thursday.
“My brother, Maniru Bello, was killed in his house by the bandits. They fired several shots but when the bullets couldn’t penetrate him, they used a huge stone in the house to break his head,” Maryam Bello, who now lives in the capital city, Sokoto, said.They also did not abduct anyone among his family members.Some residents of communities around Giyawa, especially Boyekai and Danhwaru, have been fleeing their villages for safer places with others crossing to the Niger Republic on foot.
“Many of the villages around Giyawa are now deserted and towns like Goronyo are filled with IDPs. These people don’t go to farms that are far away from their communities because of the terrorists.” “We just returned from the community where the chairman paid a condolence visit to families of those killed,” he said.
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