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Police said yesterday that they had recovered bodies of 22 people allegedly killed by bandits in Sabon-Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Muhammad Sadiq, told journalists yetersday that the deceased were shot when bandits attacked the area. Sadiq said police received information on Wednesday that bandits on motorcycles stormed Gangara village in the local government area, shooting sporadically.
The PPRO said that the Joint Operation Puff Adder and military pa-trol teams were drafted to the scene and that the bandits made an unsuccessful attempt to ambush the team.
He said: “After a fierce gun duel, the bandits retreated and escaped into the forest with gunshot wounds, while one of them was shot dead.
”Unfortunately, 22 bodies were discovered to have been victims of the sporadic shooting by the bandits on arrival in the village.” Sadiq condoled with the dec e a s e d f a m i l i e s and state g o v e r n – ment, saying that the Commissioner of Police, I b r a h i m K a ’ o j e , had since d i rected investigation into the matter.
The PPRO, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the commissioner promised to bring the fleeing perpetrators of the dastardly act to book and solicited increased community partnership in the state.