At least three residents were killed and a woman abducted when bandits launched a midnight attack on Bargaja village in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
Sources who spoke to newsmen stated that the assailants stormed the community at about 1:20 a.m. on Monday.
A resident said the gunmen caught locals off guard, infiltrating the village before carrying out the assault. He added that the attackers overpowered members of the local vigilante group.
“We normally receive security alerts from neighbouring communities, but this time, we were not informed. The three persons killed were men, and a woman was kidnapped during the raid,” he said.
Residents voiced concern over what they described as inadequate security presence in the area and called on relevant authorities to intensify efforts to safeguard their communities.
They also alleged that calls for reinforcement went unanswered, claiming that security personnel are stationed far from the village.
Efforts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ahmad Rufai, and the Chairman of Isa LGA, Sharehu Abubakar Kamarawa, were unsuccessful, as calls to their phone lines were not answered as of the time of filing this report.