Kware Local Government Area of Sokoto State was plunged into mourning late Tuesday following a midnight attack by armed bandits that left at least two people dead, including a former councillor, Alhaji Yahaya Bawa Rumus.
Witnesses reported that the gunmen stormed the community around midnight, firing sporadically and moving house to house.
“The entire community is in shock. They killed our former councillor and one other person. Many people were taken, but we don’t even know the exact number yet,” a resident said, describing the attack as “another night of horror” for the troubled region.
As of Wednesday morning, no official statement had been issued by security agencies, and residents reported that no reinforcements arrived during the attack.
“The government keeps assuring us they are on top of the situation, but people are being killed and abducted every week,” another local lamented.
This latest attack comes on the heels of a string of coordinated assaults on communities in Sabon-Birni Local Government Area just days earlier.
According to a security source known as Bakatsine, who shared the news on X (formerly Twitter), bandits attacked Yar Bulutu, Gajit, Alkalawa, Garin Magaji, and Damba communities on Thursday night, killing several people, injuring many, and abducting an unknown number. He described the situation as “SAD NEWS.”
Some locals fear the renewed violence may be linked to recent developments in Zamfara State’s Shinkafi LGA, where a reported truce between government actors and the Bello Turji faction of bandits has raised suspicions of increased attacks spilling over into Isa and Sabon-Birni LGAs.
However, these claims remain unconfirmed by authorities.
