Terrorists, on Thursday, killed four and abducted 18 other persons in Giyawa village of Goronyo local government area of Sokoto state.
The Sokoto state Police Command, through its spokesperson, Ahmed Rufai confirmed the development to Vanguard.
According to him, seven of the abducted persons later escaped and returned to their community where many residents have already fled for safety.
Though other sources from the affected community claimed that over thirty persons were abducted, but the police maintained that only eleven persons are still with the attackers.
He said the police were on the trail of the assailants and are making efforts to ensure normalcy is restored in the affected community.
