{"id":164206,"date":"2025-05-25T16:17:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T15:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lakurawa-terrorists-invade-sokoto-village-burn-houses"},"modified":"2025-05-25T17:24:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:24:37","slug":"lakurawa-terrorists-invade-sokoto-village-burn-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/lakurawa-terrorists-invade-sokoto-village-burn-houses","title":{"rendered":"Lakurawa terrorists invade Sokoto village, burn houses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Armed bandits suspected to be members of the Lakurawa terrorists have launched a large-scale attack on Alela village in Sokoto State, setting houses ablaze and rustling an unspecified number of livestock.<\/p>\n<p>Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad region, made this known in a post on his X account on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Makama disclosed that the attack occurred at about 7:00 p.m., with the assailants reportedly numbering in their hundreds and riding on approximately 50 motorcycles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEyewitnesses said the bandits stormed the village in a coordinated assault, firing sporadically to scare residents before burning down several homes and fleeing with domestic animals,\u201d Makama said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that security operatives have been mobilized to the area and efforts are ongoing to track down the fleeing attackers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Armed bandits suspected to be members of the Lakurawa terrorists have launched a large-scale attack on Alela village in Sokoto State, setting houses ablaze and rustling an unspecified number of livestock. 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