Unidentified Gunmen Kill Five Guards, 2 Farmers In Sokoto

Unknown Gunmen believed to be bandits have killed seven person after unleashing a furious attack on the Karfen Sarki Village in the Gudu local government area.

According to the local council’s sole administrator, Hon. Umar Maikano Balle, who confirmed the incident, said that five community guards and two local farmers were gruesomely killed by suspected bandits on Tuesday in Karfen Sarki village, which is located 28 kilometers south of Balle headquarters in the Gudu local government area.

Balle disclosed that the deceased were ambushed by the suspected gunmen while on patrol, trailing the movement of bandits who were said to have set up a camp in the area.

“The gallant efforts of our community guards have curtailed gunmen’s periodic attacks for long, not until now, when they take the guards unaware, killing five of their members.

The seven victims of the attack have since been buried according to Islamic injunctions.

Gudu local government is one of the 13 council areas of Sokoto State where bandits and other criminal gangs are carrying out their nefarious atrocities, sometimes in broad daylight.