Bandits attack commercial vehicles in Sokoto, injure seven
Seven passengers have sustained injuries after armed bandits attacked commercial vehicles in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto.
Security sources said that the attack occurred on September 10 at about 8:00 pm, when a large number of armed bandits, bearing AK-47 rifles, blocked the road between Kogoho Lambar Tofa and Kogogo Rijiya villages under Rabah District.
The incident was disclosed by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst, in a post on his X handle on Thursday.
Makama cited sources as saying that the bandits opened fire on three commercial vehicles conveying passengers from Achida Market to Rabah town.
“The drivers refused to stop and managed to escape, but seven of their passengers sustained various degrees of injuries”.
According to the report, troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA were swiftly deployed to the scene, engaging the hoodlums in a fierce gun battle, forcing them to retreat with possible bullet wounds.
He further stated that the victims were rushed to Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, UDUTH, for treatment.
Bandits attack commercial vehicles in Sokoto, injure seven
