Bandits abduct five, impose levy on Sokoto communities

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By Ismail Auwal

Bandits have abducted five people in Gatawa, Sabon Birnni Local Government of Sokoto State. 

The bandits reportedly attack the community on Wednesday and abducted the victims. 

They invaded the community in the early hours of Wednesday, shooting sporadically into the air.

“They shot severally into the air before they started taking people, hostage. When they gathered a number of people, they decided to let all the women go but went away with five men.”

“After they left, they sent a message that we should gather N500,000 as ransom,” the source said.

Mansur Isa Buhari a university lecturer on his Facebook page said that the residents are contributing N2,500 each to meet the Monday deadline announced by the bandits. 

“Every household has been taxed N2,500 but the money may not be enough so they are now reaching out to people from the town who reside elsewhere so they can realise the money on time,”  Isa said.

He said Gatawa is among the communities asked by the bandits last month to contribute N20 million as ransom for those kidnapped from the communities. He said Gatawa town contributed N11 million at the time.

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