{"id":321660,"date":"2021-03-01T23:06:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T22:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=321660"},"modified":"2021-03-01T23:06:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T22:06:26","slug":"bandits-kill-ten-in-fresh-attack-on-sokoto-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=321660","title":{"rendered":"Bandits Kill Ten In Fresh Attack On Sokoto Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Gunmen suspected to be armed bandits have attacked Amarawa community in the Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing at least 10 persons.<br \/>\n<span class=\"container container-pod container-pod-short\"><span class=\"adunit-parent hide block-module block-module-ad block-module-ad-300x250\"><span class=\"block-module-image-wrapper\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A source in the community said the bandits with sophisticated weapons stormed the village on Sunday and started shooting indiscriminately.<br \/>\n<span class=\"ds-1col file file-image file-image-jpeg view-mode-embedded centered clearfix block-story-object block-story-object-resource block-story-object-resource-image\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"block-story-object-asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-embedded\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" src=\"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/storage\/2021\/03\/Bandits-Kill-Ten-In-Fresh-Attack-On-Sokoto-Community.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cMore than 10 villagers were killed while houses and other properties were destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany others have fled their homes to seek refuge in nearby communities within the local government.\u201d<br \/>\n<span class=\"ds-1col file file-image file-image-jpeg view-mode-embedded centered clearfix block-story-object block-story-object-resource block-story-object-resource-image\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"block-story-object-asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-embedded\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" src=\"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/storage\/2021\/03\/1614632603_338_Bandits-Kill-Ten-In-Fresh-Attack-On-Sokoto-Community.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The attack comes few days after gunmen killed three persons in Bargaja village of Isa Local Government Area and one other at a community under Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto state.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that the armed bandits invaded Bargaja around 2 pm on Thursday, shooting sporadically.<\/p>\n<p>A resident said six persons were shot in village, but only three died while the remaining three were injured.<\/p>\n<p>Sokoto, like many other states across the North, has witnessed sporadic attacks by bandits and kidnappers that have claimed the lives of many.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>(SaharaReporters)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gunmen suspected to be armed bandits have attacked Amarawa community in the Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing at least 10 persons. A source in the community said the bandits with sophisticated weapons stormed the village on Sunday and started shooting indiscriminately. 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