From Umar Ado Sokoto
Bandit killed 11 people and rustled over 300 in two villages of Gandi District Area of Sokoto State.
The attacked villages are Gidan – Buwai and Maikujera in Rabah Local Government Area of the state.
The separate attacks occurred between the two communities in less than a week.
One of the community member ,Alhaji Salisu Lawalli Gandi said the bandit attacked Gidan – Buwai community arrived the village on Monday nigh.
They also rustled over 100 cows, 200 sheep and goats belonging to the community ,while abducts other people .
Lawalli Gandi further explained that the insurgents raiding motorcycles numbering over 100 arrived and surrounded Gidan – Buwai village with sophisticated weapons and immediately started shorting guns sporadically and killed and injured others .
He described the attacked as the worst incident as the bandit razed down many houses, over 60 silos ,10 motorcycles ,5 vehicles and 7 people sustain various degrees of injuries .
According to him,the bandit also burgled many shops and carted away essential commodities and food items .
The gunmen also hunted vigilante members in the villages where they intensified a house -house search of the vigilante members .
However,few days ago the bandit also attacked Maikujera village and killed five people many sustained various degrees of injuries .
Victims who sustains injuries were admitted at trauma section in the Usmanu Danfodiyo Teaching Hospital (UDUTHS) ,receiving medical treatment
