A resident has been killed and two others sustained injuries when bandits set their house ablaze during an attack on Gatawa community in Sabo Birni local government area of Sokoto State.
This is coming two days after the assailants attacked a military base in the local government, killing 17 personnel.
A least 27 persons, including women and children, were abducted during the attack that happened on Wednesday.
A member representing Sabon Birni East constituency at the state House of Assembly, Sa’idu Ibrahim, confirmed the incident.
He said many policemen are still missing after the attack.
He said bandits now target security formations in the area.
“They are now looking for where security operatives are stationed because their morale was boosted by their recent attack on a military formation at Dama where many soldiers, policemen and Civil Defence officers were killed,” he said.
“So they are now attacking places where they know military, police or other paramilitary camped.”
The lawmaker said the bandits invaded Gatawa because of the presence of “Operation Puff Ader” camp in the area.
