Reports from the seat of the Caliphate, Sokoto, say Bandits have reportedly killed all passengers in a vehicle they intercepted while conveying passengers returning from Sokoto city, along a road leading to Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
Though there are no clues as to the total number of the victims, a conflict reporter covering northwestern Nigeria, Bakatsine, shared information about the attack and photographs of some of the deceased.
The report claimed that some of the victims were reportedly among the 3,000 people recruited by the Sokoto State Government who had been invited to Sokoto city for further screening and the collection of their documents.
The joyful passengers were said to have been travelling back home when the armed men intercepted their vehicle and opened fire on them.
The latest killing comes amid continuing concerns over attacks on civilians in other parts of northern Nigeria, particularly in communities affected by insurgency and banditry which have less to loss of many lives and displacements from their homes.
