On 7 December 2021, armed men attacked a bus in
Sokoto State in northwestern Nigeria.
The gunmen, apparently part of a bandit group, ambushed the vehicle on a road between
Sabon Birni
Sabon Birni is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Sabon Birni.
Sabon Birni shares a border with the Republic of Niger to the north. It has an area of 2,354 km and a population of 207,599 at ...
and Gidan Bawa.
They set fire to the bus, killing about 30 people.
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