11 people killed with many abducted as Bandits attack Sokoto village (Photos)

The Buwade attack was a shocking event that has left many in Sokoto shocked. The ex-chairman of the Local Government Area, Abdullahi Haruna Illela, who confirmed the attack to Daily Trust, said the bandits also abducted several persons at Buwade and Dambo villages.

According to Haruna, the bandits invaded Buwade around 8pm on Tuesday, August 9, shortly after the Isha Prayer and started shooting sporadically.

11 people were confirmed dead while several others were injured. The two villages which were closed to each other are all deserted. Some of the residents fled to Illela town, some to Gwadabawa while some are now in Sokoto."

Haruna said he was not aware of an attack on the Illela International Market."I don’t hear anything like that but I know they rustled livestock from the two villages they attacked," he said."

 On Wednesday, Illela local government chairman Aliyu Salihu Illela visited the community of Osun State to condole with families of the victims. He was accompanied by the DPO Illela Division, PDP Chairman of Illela, Alh. Abubakar Sulaiman Illela, among others.