Unconfirmed report had it that no fewer than hundreds of bandits have reportedly drowned after a boat conveying them capsized in Sabon Gida area of Sokoto State.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter,stated on Facebook that the incident occurred on Saturday evening 21 March when the vessel, carrying a large number of armed men, overturned while crossing waterways in the area.
The sources said the bandits were travelling in large numbers when the boat suddenly capsized, throwing all occupants into the water.
“Preliminary information suggests that many of them could not swim, leading to heavy casualties,” a source said.
Initial reports indicated that none of the occupants survived the incident, although there has been no official confirmation from security agencies as at the time of filing this report.
