No fewer than 21 people were feared killed and 37 others abducted after armed bandits invaded Tsamaye community in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. In a separate incident, the Sokoto State Police Command confirmed that suspected Lakurawa militants attacked Girkau community in Kebbe Local Government Area, killing a police officer and two civilians. The assailants also burnt two operational vehicles belonging to the Nigeria Police Force and the Sokoto State Community Guard Corps. The spokesperson for the Sokoto State Police Command, Ahmed Rufai, said operatives were deployed after the command received a distress call. The spokesperson for the Benue State Police Command, DSP Peter Orchia, confirmed the attack and casualty figure.