Six Killed, Scores Abducted In Sokoto Sallah Day Attack

Not lesser than six persons have been reportedly killed with more than 100 persons also kidnapped as suspected gunmen attacked a community in Sokoto State in the early hours of Sunday.

The police in Sokoto, through their spokesman, Ahmed Rufai, confirmed the killing of over six persons and abduction of scores of residents at Tudun Doki, Gwadabawa Local Government Area of Sokoto.

Rufai said although information about the attack was still unclear, six people were confirmed killed.

According to him, the Divisional Police Officer attached to Gwadabawa led a team of policemen to the community to check the situation and restore normalcy.

“Six dead bodies were recovered by a search team and effort is still ongoing to recover other missing persons,” the police spokesman said.

According to villagers, the assailants, numbering about seven, attacked the community around 1.30 am armed with sophisticated firearms. They shot at anybody on sight and abducted many members of the community.