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Armed Men Kill 12, Burn Home in Lajinge Village Attack

8/3/2026

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Armed men attacked Lajinge village in Sokoto state from 11 p.m. Saturday to about 3 a.m. Sunday, killing 12 and abducting women and children.
Six family members burned to death after the attackers set fire to their house, while four were injured.
Spokesperson Ahmed Rufai said investigators are probing the murders, abductions and livestock thefts, noting the raid follows a bandit attack a week earlier in neighboring Zamfara state killing 24 farmers.

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Armed men attacked Lajinge village in Sokoto state from 11 p.m. Saturday to about 3 a.m. Sunday, killing 12 and abducting women and children.
Six family members burned to death after the attackers set fire to their house, while four were injured.
Spokesperson Ahmed Rufai said investigators are probing the murders, abductions and livestock thefts, noting the raid follows a bandit attack a week earlier in neighboring Zamfara state killing 24 farmers.