By Abdallah el-Kurebe, Editor
#TrackNigeria: Gunmen are reported to have attacked Bafarawa village in Sokoto, killing guard of former governor Attahiru Bafarawa, and kidnapping a young person at his house.
In a statement by the acting Director-General of Attahiru Bafarawa Foundation, Dr Suleiman Shinkafi made available to Newsdiaryonline Saturday night, confirmed that the guard, Abdullahi Jijji was killed and Abdulrasheed Sa’idu was abducted at about 9pm Friday.
“They threatened to wipe out Bafarawa and Kamarawa villages in Isa local government area of the state.
“This is the first time such an attack is happening in Bafarawa town, but the people of Kamarawa, a nearby village, have been experiencing killing, kidnapping and burning of their property,” the statement read.
Bafarawa had told news men in Abuja on Thursday that his foundation was committed to organising a security summit alongside other northern leaders to find solutions to security problems in the North.
The Sokoto state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Abubakar said the Command was yet to receive any report of the incident.
