The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed that armed bandits invaded Gidan Asarki, a community near Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, shot a resident in the leg and rustled 28 cattle.\n<\/p>\n
The attack occurred around 9 pm on Sunday in the community located behind the university\u2019s Jummat Mosque, throwing residents into panic.\n<\/p>\n
The police spokesperson, Ahmed Rufai, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Monday in a telephone conversation, saying the attackers shot one person during the raid and escaped with the cattle.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThey invaded Gidan Asarki village and shot one person in the leg and rustled 28 cattle,\u201d Rufai said.<\/p>\n
Residents said the assailants threatened members of the community and demanded that students living in the area be brought out.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey threatened us to bring out the students living in this community, but thank God it was during the holiday,\u201d a resident said.\n<\/p>\n
The incident occurred during the university holiday, when many students were reportedly away from the area.<\/p>\n
A resident, Hussaini, who spoke to our correspondent on Monday morning, said the victim survived the shooting and was taken to a hospital for treatment. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen they were shooting, an old man was shot in the leg, but he is alive, and we have taken him to the hospital,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
Another resident, Jameel Muhammad, also confirmed the attack, saying the gunmen took away more than 20 cattle.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWallahi, they have gone with more than 20 cows, and they shot the owner in the leg,\u201d Muhammad said.\n<\/p>\n
The police, however, put the number of stolen cattle at 28.\n<\/p>\n
There were no confirmed reports of deaths or abductions as of the time of filing this report.\n<\/p>\n
The incident has raised concerns over the security of communities surrounding UDUS, particularly rural settlements vulnerable to attacks and livestock rustling.<\/p>\n
Armed banditry and cattle rustling remain persistent security challenges in parts of northwestern Nigeria.\n <\/p>\n
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