Bandits Kill at Least 10 and Abduct Dozens in Night Raid on Sokoto Village
NIGERIA · SECURITY Key Facts —The attack Gunmen raided Tofa, a community in Rabah Local Government Area (LGA) of Sokoto State, in the early hours of Monday and operated for about four hours, according to a security source quoted by the Daily Trust newspaper. —The dead The Punch newspaper reported at least 10 people killed. […] The post Bandits Kill at Least 10 and Abduct Dozens in Night Raid on…
In a deadly night raid, bandits attacked a village in Sokoto State’s Rabah district, killing at least ten residents and kidnapping dozens of others. The attack, which began around 1 a.m. on Monday, took place in Tofa, a farming community within the Rabah Local Government Area. Eyewitnesses reported that the assailants arrived in large numbers, firing sporadically, and operated for approximately four hours before leaving with the abducted residents and taking livestock.
The exact number of victims remains uncertain, with estimates ranging from seven to ten people killed and between 38 and 40 individuals abducted. Some of those abducted have since been released or returned, while the rest remain missing. The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the attack and is compiling its official report.
The gunmen are known as "bandits," a term used in Nigeria to describe armed gangs that raid villages, steal cattle, and kidnap individuals for ransom. These groups operate from forest camps and have made numerous parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, and Kaduna states unsafe for farming communities. In response to the attack, Manir Dan’iya, a former deputy governor of Sokoto State, condemned the killings and mass abductions, calling for stronger security measures and a sustained presence in vulnerable communities.
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