{"id":170462,"date":"2025-07-20T20:28:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T19:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/sokoto-bandits-kill-one-kidnap-several-residents"},"modified":"2025-07-20T22:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T21:43:38","slug":"sokoto-bandits-kill-one-kidnap-several-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/sokoto-bandits-kill-one-kidnap-several-residents","title":{"rendered":"Sokoto Bandits Kill One Kidnap Several Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Armed bandits on Sunday morning invaded Kwaren Gamba community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing one person and abducting several others, including men and women.<\/p>\n<p>The attackers stormed the community around 9am, shooting sporadically and targeting households in a broad daylight assault that has left residents in shock.<\/p>\n<p>According to a post on Sunday by security analyst Bakatsine via X:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning around 9am, bandits invaded Kwaren Gamba in Sabon Birni LGA, Sokoto State. They killed one person and abducted several people, both male and female, during the invasion,\u201d the post read.<\/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 on Sunday morning invaded Kwaren Gamba community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing one person and abducting several others, including men and women. The attackers stormed the community around 9am, shooting sporadically and targeting households in a broad daylight assault that has left residents in shock. 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