Bandits Attack Sokoto Military Base, Kill Many

Bandits have attacked a joint military camp in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

The Sokoto State Commissioner for Carriers and Security Matters, Colonel Garba Moyi (rtd) confirmed the attack but was uncertain of the number of casualties.

However, multiple reports suggest that many may have died following the attack.

Residents of the area and security sources said that the gunmen attacked the base, codenamed “Burkusuma Camp”, in the early hours of Friday, killing an unknown number of military personnel.

According to the sources, the armed men came in their large numbers and started shooting at the camp from all angles.

The military source could not confirm if the said camp is the same with the Burkusuma camp in Sabo Birni Local Government Area.

Meanwhile, a former Chairman of Sabon Birni, Idris Muhammad Gobir, also known as Danchadi, disclosed that the “Burkusuma Camp” was attacked with several security operatives in the place still missing.

He said the marauding bandits also burnt down two patrol vehicles and carted away another one which was used to convey food items stolen from the villagers.

Although telecommunication services have been shut down in North West State, the former chairman explained that a resident of Burkusuma who accessed mobile telecommunication service from Niger Republic told them about the attack.

Another resident of the area also confirmed the development, explaining that some vehicles were sent to evacuate the corpses of the deceased.

He said over 10 trucks conveying armed military personnel are in the forest trailing the bandits.

A personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), revealed that three persons from the agency were among the casualties.