{"id":178425,"date":"2025-09-11T12:15:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/bandits-attack-commercial-vehicles-in-sokoto-injure-seven"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:28:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:28:05","slug":"bandits-attack-commercial-vehicles-in-sokoto-injure-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bandits-attack-commercial-vehicles-in-sokoto-injure-seven","title":{"rendered":"Bandits attack commercial vehicles in Sokoto, injure seven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Seven passengers have sustained injuries after armed bandits attacked commercial vehicles in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto.<\/p>\n<p>Security sources said that the attack occurred on September 10 at about 8:00 pm, when a large number of armed bandits, bearing AK-47 rifles, blocked the road between Kogoho Lambar Tofa and Kogogo Rijiya villages under Rabah District.<\/p>\n<p>The incident was disclosed by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst, in a post on his X handle on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Makama cited sources as saying that the bandits opened fire on three commercial vehicles conveying passengers from Achida Market to Rabah town.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe drivers refused to stop and managed to escape, but seven of their passengers sustained various degrees of injuries\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA were swiftly deployed to the scene, engaging the hoodlums in a fierce gun battle, forcing them to retreat with possible bullet wounds.<\/p>\n<p>He further stated that the victims were rushed to Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, UDUTH, for treatment.<\/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. Seven passengers have sustained injuries after armed bandits attacked commercial vehicles in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto. 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