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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Armed men, suspected to be bandits, on Sunday blocked two major roads in Sokoto, killed two persons and abducted over 100 commuters in two separate attacks.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST gathered that the armed men invaded some major roads in the state, including the Sokoto-Gusau road where, at least, 60 road users were whisked away to an unknown destination on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The bandits also blocked the Wurno-Goronyo road where two persons were killed and an unspecified number of others were also abducted.<\/p>\n

Five travelers abducted in separate incidents in Osun<\/p>\n

The General Manager of the Sokoto Mass Transit, Yahuza Abubakar Chika, who raised the alarm on Sunday night, said one of their buses conveying passengers was also affected.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe driver of the bus and one other passenger escaped unhurt, but the rest of the passengers were whisked into the bush by the bandits,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Sokoto State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sanusi Abubakar, could not be reached as at press time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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