Shafiu Mamman and his younger brother, Muhammad, had left their home at Unguwar Majema in the ancient city of Sokoto on Friday to attend the Unguwar Lalleh market for their animal skin trade.
“They came out of the Gundumi forest on 200 motorcycles. What we gathered from our sources in the area is that, the bandits started shooting sporadically, killed an unknown number of people and carted away goods and foodstuff like rice, spaghetti, groundnut and palm oil and cash,” Mr Altine said.He also alleged that throughout the attack, no security personnel came to the rescue of the traders.
“What can be more calamitous? I was elected to represent these people but I cannot even go to bury them. I cannot visit my own town, I cannot visit people of my constituency to sympathise with them,” Mr Boza said.