Sokoto State police said four persons were killed in a recent banditry attack in Giyawa village, located in the Goronyo Local Government Area within the eastern senatorial district of the state.
The assailants also abducted eighteen persons and carted away with valuables including livestock, as confirmed by Sokoto State Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Ahmed Rufai.
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ASP Rufai said seven of the abducted victims later escaped and returned to their community where many residents have fled for safety.
Though other sources from the affected community claimed that over thirty persons were abducted, police maintained that only eleven persons are still with the attackers.
The police said its personnel are on the trail of the assailants and are making efforts to ensure normalcy is restored in the affected community and environment.