No fewer than five people, including two pregnant women, have been abducted by bandits during their raid on Maiwa Village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto state on Saturday, March 28.
According to residents of the community, the heavily armed bandits stormed the village on seven motorcycles.
“They came and met us sitting at the mosque, and before they shot in the air, I ran speedily towards the Police officers. They (Police officers) also fled and abandoned their place of work when they saw two of the bandits pursuing me on motorcycles. After I escaped, they returned and went into houses and abducted the victims”a resident told DailyTrust
The abducted victims were identified as Sadiya Umar, Firdausi Umar, Maryam Musa, Ubaida Musa and Harira Nura.
According to him, two of the abducted victims -Sadiya and Ubaida – are heavily pregnant and due to deliver soon.
The resident said that the attackers had rustled 12 cows but later returned them. Following the attack, many residents fled to the neighbouring Niger Republic but later returned on Sunday morning.
The state police command is yet to comment on this development.