{"id":176264,"date":"2025-08-27T12:29:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T11:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/over-150-residents-displaced-by-bandits-in-sokoto"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:41:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:41:34","slug":"over-150-residents-displaced-by-bandits-in-sokoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/over-150-residents-displaced-by-bandits-in-sokoto","title":{"rendered":"Over 150 Residents Displaced by Bandits in Sokoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>More than 150 people have fled their homes after bandits attacked several villages in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State.<\/p>\n<p>The attack, which happened on Tuesday night, forced residents of Madawa, Cirib Dikko, Cirib Sabon Gari, Qaurare, Tafara, and Tukuyum villages in Rara ward to abandon their homes.<\/p>\n<p>A security analyst, Bakatsine, disclosed the incident in a post on X on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>saying the displaced people are now in urgent need of government assistance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBandit attack in Rara ward villages, Rabah LGA, Sokoto State, last night, forced at least 150 people to flee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVillages hit include; Madawa, Cirib Dikko, Cirib Sabon Gari, Qaurare, Tafara and Tukuyum. Survivors urgently need government aid,\u201d Bakatsine wrote.<\/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. More than 150 people have fled their homes after bandits attacked several villages in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The attack, which happened on Tuesday night, forced residents of Madawa, Cirib Dikko, Cirib Sabon Gari, Qaurare, Tafara, and Tukuyum villages in Rara ward to abandon their homes. 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