The death toll from separate attacks this week by heavily armed gunmen on two towns in Sokoto state has risen to 43.
Dozens of gunmen stormed into Sokoto’s Illela and Goronyo towns
early Monday, with the initial reports saying 15 residents had been
killed.
But Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal’s office said in a
statement late Wednesday that the toll had risen to 43.
Criminal gangs known locally as bandits have plagued northwest and
central Nigeria for years, raiding and looting villages, but attacks have
intensified in recent months along with a spate of mass kidnappings.
