Stray bullet kills resident as security forces, bandits battle in Sokoto

Stray bullet kills resident as security forces, bandits battle in Sokoto

• Commander encourages wounded troops as group lauds minister, CDS on anti-terror fight

A Coordinated response by military and police forces thwarted an attempted attack by bandits on Tozai village in the Isa Local Council of Sokoto State on Monday.

According to a post by security expert, Zagazola Makama, on his X (formerly Twitter) handle yesterday, about 90 hoodlums on motorcycles stormed the village in a bid to launch an attack but met stiff resistance from security forces. An ensuing gun battle forced the assailants to retreat.

But during the exchange of fire, a stray bullet fired by the bandits struck a resident, 35-year-old Sule Ummaru, as he tried to flee the scene.The Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Maj.-Gen. Waidi Shuaibu has urged the wounded soldiers not to relent in their fight against terrorism, kidnapping and banditry in the Northeast and Northwest…
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