- Terrorists Invade Sokoto Town In Mass, Kill Four Soldiers, Attack Civilians
- Security expert reported that four soldiers were killed during attack.
- Police said casualties remained unconfirmed as investigation continued.
Heavily armed terrorists attacked Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Friday, killing no fewer than four soldiers.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the attackers reportedly arrived on motorcycles and engaged security forces in a gun battle before attacking shops, a hospital and vehicles in the town.
Confirming the incident to Punch, a security expert in Sokoto, Bashar Altine, said the terrorists entered Kebbe at about 10am.
He said soldiers stationed at a military base on the outskirts of the town opened fire on the attackers when they arrived.
According to Altine, the militants engaged the soldiers before moving into the centre of Kebbe, particularly the Sabon Gari area, where they reportedly broke into shops and carted away large quantities of mobile phones and bread.
He said the attackers also opened fire on a military vehicle fitted with a mounted rocket propelled grenade, damaging three of its tyres and shattering its windscreen.
Altine further stated that the militants later moved to General Hospital, Kebbe, where they allegedly smashed the windows of vehicles parked within the premises.
The damaged vehicles reportedly included one belonging to the Divisional Police Officer and an ambulance.
He said the attackers also took away four motorcycles belonging to residents as they withdrew from the town towards the police station before heading towards communities west of Kebbe.
He said, “They also seized mobile phones belonging to patients at the hospital.
“Reports from villages west of Kebbe indicate that they entered Ungushi town, one of the districts in Kebbe Local Government Area.
“We have not seen the body of even one Lakurawa fighter that the soldiers succeeded in killing.”
The spokesman of the Sokoto State Police Command, Ahmed Rufai, also confirmed the incident.
However, Rufai said the command was still gathering information and could not confirm whether there were casualties, including the reported death of four soldiers.
The police spokesman said further details would be provided as the command establishes the circumstances surrounding the attack.
