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Unidentified gunmen, suspected to be bandits, on Saturday night kidnapped a bride, her bridesmaids and several well-wishers in Chacho village, Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The gunmen reportedly stormed the community around midnight, firing sporadically before whisking away the victims.
Residents reported that women who had gathered to support the young bride were among those taken.
Confirming the incident, the Sokoto APC chairman, Isah Sadeeq Achida, said villagers had been abducted, adding that he could not verify whether the bride was among them or provide the exact number of victims.
At the time of filing this report, attempts to reach the Sokoto State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Rufai, were unsuccessful, as he neither answered calls nor responded to text messages.
The incident reportedly occurred just a few hours after a ransom of N4 million and a motorcycle was reportedly paid to secure the release of earlier victims in Rabah town, raising fresh concerns about escalating insecurity across the state.
DAILY POST reports that Chacho, the hometown of the Sokoto State Commissioner for Special Duties, Alhaji Shehu Alhaji Chacho, has become the latest target in a series of kidnappings affecting several communities.
