Nigeria: 16 Feared Killed in Weekend Attacks On Sokoto Communities

The attacks in Sabon Birni and Rabah local government areas also reportedly left at least three people injured, an unconfirmed number abducted, and several families displaced.

At least 16 people, according to reports, were killed in separate attacks on three communities in Sokoto State between Friday evening and early Sunday.

Daily Trust newspaper reported that 12 people were killed in Lajinge, Sabon Birni Local Government Area, while four others died in Gandi and Maikujera communities in Rabah LGA.