Police foil bandits’ attack in Sokoto, recover magazines, live ammunition
The Sokoto State Police Command said the operation followed a distress call received at about 8:30 p.m. on July 25 from a resident who reported that a large number of armed bandits had invaded the community with sophisticated weapons. He said a subsequent search of the area led to the recovery of five magazines containing 40 rounds of live ammunition abandoned by the fleeing suspects. “The bandits were overpowered by the superior firepower of the joint security teams and fled into the nearby forest with gunshot wounds,” the police spokesman said.
- ▪The Sokoto State Police Command said the operation followed a distress call received at about 8:30 p.m. on July 25 from a resident who reported that a large number of armed bandits had invaded the community with sophisticated weapons.
- ▪He said a subsequent search of the area led to the recovery of five magazines containing 40 rounds of live ammunition abandoned by the fleeing suspects.
- ▪“The bandits were overpowered by the superior firepower of the joint security teams and fled into the nearby forest with gunshot wounds,” the police spokesman said.
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Home » Police foil bandits’ attack in Sokoto, recover magazines, live ammunitionMetro Police foil bandits’ attack in Sokoto, recover magazines, live ammunition Olakunle Maruf July 27, 2026 Share Add as a preferred source googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-6861913-2'); }); Security operatives have foiled an attempted bandit attack on Tauma Village in Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State, recovering five magazines loaded with 40 rounds of live ammunition after a gun battle with the attackers. The Sokoto State Police Command said the operation followed a distress call received at about 8:30 p.m. on July 25 from a resident who reported that a large number of armed bandits had invaded the community with sophisticated weapons.
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