Over sixty passengers travelling along the Sokoto-Gusau highway have been abducted by bandits, sources have revealed.
The General Manager of the Sokoto Mass Transit, Yahuza Abubakar Chika, who raised the alarm on Sunday night, said the bandits blocked the highway on Sunday morning wielding sophisticated weapons and eventually kidnapped over sixty travellers.
“The driver of the bus and one other passenger escaped unhurt, but the rest of the passengers were whisked into the bush by the bandits,” he said.
In another attack, Local residents revealed that the bandits blocked Wurno-Goronyo road around 5:00 p.m. the same day, killing two people and abducting others.
The attack on Wurno-Goronyo road was also confirmed to newsmen by the Chairman of Wurno Local Government Area, Abubakar Arzika.
He said two people, including a lady, were killed by the bandits.
He, however, could not confirm the abduction of other passengers along the road, saying police were still investigating the matter.
Police authorities in the state are yet to release a statement on the incident.
Kidnapping for ransom has become commonplace in Sokoto and many other states in Nigeria.
The attacks are carried out by armed bandits whose aim is to terrorise residents and make money.
Apart from the kidnappings, the bandits also kill residents of communities at will. A group of bandits recently shot down an alpha jet the military was using to attack the bandits in neighbouring Zamfara State.
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