Armed bandits attacked the Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing 15 persons with several persons sustaining varying degrees of injuries.
Local sources said the suspected assailants stormed Kwallaijiya village in the early hours of Wednesday and started shooting sporadically and in the process killed over 15 persons.
Some community members expressed concern over the persistent violence in the area, alleging that some persons in parts of the community collaborated with terrorists unleashing violence on citizens in the area. Community members claimed that the recent attack was carried out by a group of notorious bandits in the area identified as Charambe