Five people, including two pregnant women, were on Saturday abducted by bandits in Maiwa Village , Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The development comes a day before a similar attack in Angwan Rukuba, Plateau State, where over 40 residents were killed.
Quoting local source, Daily Trust reports that the bandits, infiltrated Maiwa Village at about 5pm before carrying out a raid on the community.
The source added that the heavily armed bandits stormed the village on seven motorcycles.
“They came and met us sitting at the mosque, and before they shot in the air, I ran speedily towards the Police officers”.
The source said Police officers also fled and abandoned their station when the bandits invaded the community.
“After I escaped, they returned and went into houses and abducted the victims,” he said.
The abducted victims were identified as Sadiya Umar, Firdausi Umar, Maryam Musa, Ubaida Musa and Harira Nura.
According to the source, two of the abducted victims -Sadiya and Ubaida – are heavily pregnant and due to deliver soon.
The resident said that the attackers had rustled 12 cows but later returned them.
Following the attack, many residents fled to the neighbouring Niger Republic but later returned on Sunday morning.
