Bandits abducted seven people at Margai and Gaddace communities in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Monday morning.
A resident of Kebbe, who asked not be named for security concerns, said the attackers stormed Margai village at about 1am before proceeding to Gaddace.
He said, “They came around 1a.m. when people were already asleep. They started breaking doors of houses and shops and shooting sporadically to scare people away as they looted.”
He added that in Margai village, the bandits abducted three persons, including a father and his son, while four more people were kidnapped in Gaddace.
It was gathered that no life was lost but property including domestic animals were rustled.