Bandits gun down mentally ill man, abduct 28 in Sokoto community
Bandits killed three people and abducted 28 others during an attack on Kagara community in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Saturday night. The attack, which started at about 8:58pm, lasted for about three hours, with residents saying the gunmen continued shooting until around 12:00am. One of the victims killed was Abdullahi Lawwali, […]
On Saturday night, a violent attack occurred in Kagara community, located in the Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, leaving three people dead and 28 others abducted. The assault, which began around 8:58 pm, persisted for approximately three hours until about 12:00 am. Among the victims was Abdullahi Lawwali, a man with a mental illness who had previously received treatment at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital in Kware, Sokoto State.
According to a local resident, Lawwali was killed when he refused to comply with the attackers' request to join them.
The attackers abducted seven members from Lawwali's home, and a witness who narrowly escaped the attack recounted his harrowing experience. He had taken refuge after performing his Isha prayer at the nearby Mallam Liman Alu Mosque, only to hear gunshots from the direction of the community hospital. The assailants reportedly killed Alhaji Sani, whose house was close to the hospital, before continuing their attack on the community.
The witness managed to hide and returned home at around 12 am, discovering that six members of his family had been taken. His wife and two daughters were later released, being told that the abductors had taken them to Danjiro village. Another resident reported that the attackers abducted a total of 28 people, but later released 10 of them, bringing the count of those still held captive to 16. Seven people were also abducted from the houses of Abdullahi Dan Abu and Mallam Lawwali.
Lawwali was killed after he refused to follow the attackers when they attempted to abduct him. The attackers took a total of three lives during the assault: Ummaru Gobir, Lawwali Idi, and Abdullahi Lawwali. Two others, Lawwali Musa and another individual, sustained gunshot injuries and were receiving treatment at the Goronyo hospital. The residents of Kagara community appealed to authorities to deploy more security personnel to the area, warning that their community remains vulnerable to further attacks.
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