Gunmen intercept vehicle, kill all passengers
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly intercepted a vehicle conveying passengers returning from Sokoto city, killing everyone inside along a road leading to Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The exact number of people killed in the attack has yet to be confirmed.
The incident was disclosed by Bakatsine, a conflict reporter covering northwestern Nigeria, who shared information about the attack and photographs of some of the deceased.
According to the report, 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 passengers were said to have been travelling back home when the armed men intercepted their vehicle and opened fire on them.
Although photographs of some of the deceased have circulated following the incident, the total number of victims and their identities have yet to be independently established.
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