Two farmers killed, one injured in suspected Lakurawa attack in Sokoto |||NAJABUZZ_HEADLINE||| Suspected Lakurawa terrorists attacked farmlands near Baidi village in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Thursday, killing two farmers and injuring a third. The incident occurred at approximately 10 a.m. while the victims were working on their farms. One farmer died immediately after gunfire erupted, according to a local resident who spoke on condition of anonymity. The second injured farmer sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to Tangaza General Hospital for treatment. Later that day, the body of another farmer was found, raising the death toll to two.
Residents reported that the attackers had previously warned farming communities against cultivating their fields. A resident of Tangaza said the terrorists had issued repeated threats and attacked Madarare village in Raka Ward the previous week, shooting two people. The warnings and attacks suggest a pattern of intimidation targeting agricultural activity in the area. The Sokoto State Police Command did not confirm the incident. DSP Ahmad Rufa'i, the command's spokesman, did not respond to telephone calls or text messages at the time of publication.
|||NAJABUZZ_TAKE||| The same security forces that failed to respond to distress calls are now being asked to investigate an attack they did not prevent. Farmers are being forced to choose between starvation and risking death on their own land. If warnings were issued last week and another attack occurred days later, the timeline suggests no preventive action was taken. This pattern of violence without intervention is becoming predictable.
Why are farmers still being slaughtered in broad daylight when the government claims to have intensified security in the North? Despite repeated military declarations of "total victory" over bandits, attacks like this in Sokoto show those claims are hollow. Rural Nigerians are left more vulnerable than ever, tilling their fields under the shadow of bullets instead of state protection. How many more must die before the war on terror stops being just talk?
Editorial note: AI-assisted opinion. All persons mentioned are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Full disclaimer →
