Mohammed Oluwatimileyin Taoheed reports,
Tension disrupts Sokoto State as bandits killed 11 farmers in the Ghandi district of Rabah Local Government Area of the state.
One of the eyewitnesses, who announced this, adding that the bandits attacked the community around 12 noon, shooting unceasingly to scare people and later killed farmers working on their farms.
In his confirmation on the killing on Saturday, the Secretary to the District Head of Ghandi, Tukur Muhammad said they met them on their farmlands and killed them for no reason.
He added that the bandits attempted to abduct other farmers but vigilantes foiled their plans.
He explained that three were killed in their neighbourhood while eight of the farmers were killed at Kuryar village.
“They don’t want us to work on our farm. They attack our farmers on daily basis. They also asked other villages to pay a levy before they can cultivate their farms and this is the only means of livelihood in our area,” he lamented.
