Sokoto bus massacre explained

Sokoto bus massacre
Location:Sokoto State
Date:December 7, 2021
Partof:the Nigerian bandit conflict
Fatalities:30

On 7 December 2021, armed men attacked a bus in Sokoto State in northwestern Nigeria.[1] The gunmen, apparently part of a bandit group, ambushed the vehicle on a road between Sabon Birni and Gidan Bawa.[2] They set fire to the bus, killing about 30 people.

References

  1. News: Hazzad. Ardo. 2021-12-08. Gunmen torch bus, kill 30 passengers in Nigeria's Sokoto state. en. Reuters. 2021-12-13.
  2. News: Hazzad. Ardo. 2021-12-08. Gunmen torch bus, kill at least 30 passengers in Nigeria's Sokoto state. en-CA. The Globe and Mail. 2021-12-13.