Suspected gunmen have killed at least 15 people in Tanau village, Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, North-West Nigeria.
SaharaReporters gathered that the bandits with sophisticated weapons stormed the village on Friday morning and started shooting sporadically.
According to a source, the gunmen also abducted over 100 villagers, including nursing mothers and children.
“They carried out deadly attacks and looted our village. At least 15 people were killed while over 100 people were abducted. They were shooting sporadically, they did not even spare any one, including women, nursing mothers and children. They herded them into bush,” the source said.