A large number of Bandits attacked Gandi Dalike village in Rabah LGA, Sokoto State, killing 11 peasant farmers. This attack followed an earlier assault where four farmers were killed while working on their farm.
4 Jul 2022 · Gandi Dalike, Rabah, Sokoto
Deaths
11
Injured
0
Kidnapped
0
Total casualties
11
Perpetrators
Bandits
Response
Security response not detailed.
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Banditry, rural insecurity, targeting of farming communities
Trajectory
Bandits’ deliberate targeting of farmers, worsening food insecurity in Sokoto.
Cycle notes
Shows how livelihoods are destroyed when farmers are killed in their fields and villages.
Pattern
Attacks on farmers
Related — Banditry
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