Several residents have been killed and many others abducted after suspected terrorists attacked Dabagin Yari community in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State late Wednesday night.
Local sources said the assailants stormed the rural settlement, killing a number of people, injuring several others and whisking away many residents, including women and children.
Security analyst Bakatsine disclosed details of the attack in a post on X on Thursday, describing the invasion as brutal and indiscriminate.
“Last night, terrorists invaded the Dabagin Yari community in Wurno LGA of Sokoto State,” he wrote.
“During the attack, several residents were killed, many others sustained injuries, and a high number of people, including women and children, were abducted.”
The assault has plunged the community into mourning, with families grieving their dead and anxiously awaiting news of abducted loved ones.
Bakatsine condemned the attackers and rejected attempts to cloak such violence in religious justification.
“How can anyone justify calling such terrorists Muslim or claiming their crimes are acts of jihad, when Islam clearly forbids the murder of innocents, the kidnapping of women and children, and the spreading of terror?” he stated.
As of press time, security agencies had yet to issue an official statement confirming casualty figures or the number of abducted victims.
When contacted, spokesperson of the Sokoto State Police Command, DSP Ahmed Rufai, said he would verify the report but had not provided further details.
Residents have since called for increased security deployment, as fears grow over the persistent wave of attacks affecting communities across parts of the state.
