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No fewer than 12 persons have been killed, six of them burnt alive, after suspected bandits attacked Lajinge village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Residents told Daily Trust that the attackers invaded the community at about 11pm on Saturday and operated until around 3;30am on Sunday without any security intervention. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said 11 of the victims died from gunshot wounds while a woman identified as Agada died after suffering severe shock during the attack. According to him, six people were burnt alive after the gunmen surrounded a room where they had taken refuge. “They ordered those inside to come out but they refused. The attackers then poured petrol on the room and opened fire. When those inside attempted to escape through the door, they kept shooting at them. Their bodies were left inside the burning room,” he said. He identified those killed in the fire as the head of the household, Mallam Wauro (popularly known as Mallam Roro); his two sons, Ukasha and Mujaheed; two other relatives identified as Sufyanu and Sani Shanbami; as well as an internally displaced person (IDP) who had been taking shelter in the house.

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