• Bandit Attack: Four farmers slaughtered, four abducted, and several missing.
• Location: Maridi village, Isa Local Government Area, Sokoto State.
• Date: Monday, October 28, 2024.
• Time: Around 8 am.
• Previous Incident: Father and son shot last week; son died, father hospitalized.
Tragedy struck in Sokoto State’s Isa Local Government Area as bandits brutally slaughtered four farmers in Maridi village. The attack occurred on Monday, October 28, 2024, around 8 am, while the victims were on their way to work on their farmlands.
According to eyewitness Surajo Isa, the bandits laid an ambush for the farmers, killing four and abducting four others. Several others remain unaccounted for, with some feared kidnapped and others possibly hiding in the bush.
This horrific incident follows last week’s shooting of a father and son from the same community, resulting in the son’s death and the father’s hospitalization.
Isa Local Government Area Chairman, Alhaji Sharifu Kamarawa, confirmed the attack, highlighting the growing insecurity in the region.
