Female bandit, 2 others killed in Sokoto
Three suspected bandits, including a woman, were killed by angry youths after a failed attack on a Fulani community in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Wednesday.
The youths also torched the office of the vigilante group where the suspected bandits were temporarily kept.
The bandits came to Ruga, a Fulani community on the outskirts of Goronyo, around midnight to rustle cattle but faced stiff resistance from the nomads who also arrested three of the attackers.
“The youth were irked by the unremorseful utterances of the female bandit who was bragging that she had been arrested and released and she knew she would be free again.
“This was what triggered their action. They overpowered the vigilantes and set the office on fire.
“One of the suspects died inside the office while the female and the other suspect tried to escape through the window but were caught, killed and their corpses burnt to ashes,” an eye witness told our reporter.
The Chairman of the local government area, Abdulwahab Yahya, who confirmed the incident, said security operatives were currently patrolling the town to maintain law and order.
According to Abdulwahab, security operatives were investigating the matter.
The spokesman for the Sokoto Police Command, ASP Sanusi Abubakar, also confirmed the attack but that information at his disposal was very scanty as of the time of filing this report.