Bandits Kill Newly Recruited Teacher, 2 Others In Sokoto Ambush

A newly recruited teacher in Sokoto State, Maniru Sa’adu Imam, has been killed alongside a driver and his five-year-old son in an ambush by suspected bandits along the Gundumi-Isa road.
Imam, 30,  a father of one, was reportedly returning to Isa Local Government Area on Wednesday after attending a salary verification exercise in Sokoto metropolis ahead of the commencement of payment to newly recruited teachers.
The other victims were identified as Abdurrahman Umar, the driver of the vehicle conveying them, and his five-year-old son, Abubakar Abdurrahman.
According to Daily Trust, a witness, Malam Kabiru Isa, said that the victims were travelling behind a convoy of vehicles returning...