Teacher, father and 5-year-old son lose their lives in Sokoto bandit ambush

A newly recruited instructor, Sa’adu Iman, has misplaced his life following an encounter with suspected bandits. The incident reportedly occurred whereas he was getting back from a routine wage verification train.

The late educator,Maniru Sa’adu Imam, was 30 years previous and a father of 1.He misplaced his life alongside two different people on Wednesday, October 11, 2026, when armed people ambushed autos travelling alongside the Gundumi-Isa street.

Two different victims have been recognized as Abdurrahman Umar, the driving force of the automobile conveying them, and his five-year-old son, Abubakar Abdulrahman.

A witness, Malam Kabiru Isa, instructed Daily Trust that the victims have been travelling behind a convoy of autos returning to Isa below heavy safety escort when the incident occurred.

According to him, residents from Isa go to Sokoto metropolis solely twice per week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, as a result of safety scenario within the space.

He mentioned the convoy had departed at about 4pm on Wednesday when some autos, together with the one conveying the victims, returned to their regular assembly level after the others had left.

“We wanted to wait for everyone who had travelled with us, but the security operatives insisted that we leave early, so we left them behind,” he mentioned.

Isa defined that because the convoy approached Gundumi, the safety personnel escorting them noticed a gaggle of suspected bandits and opened hearth, forcing the gunmen to flee.

He, nevertheless, mentioned the assailants later laid an ambush for autos travelling behind the convoy and opened hearth on their occupants.

“They murdered three people, including Imam, the driver and his son. They also injured three others, while one passenger is still missing,” he mentioned.

Isa added that the deceased have been buried on Thursday morning.

He mentioned Imam was amongst lecturers not too long ago recruited by the Sokoto State Government and posted to Government Day Secondary School, Maitandu.

According to him, the deceased had but to obtain his first wage and travelled to Sokoto on Wednesday for a verification train forward of the graduation of cost.

“He had not started receiving his salary. In fact, he went to Sokoto for the verification exercise ahead of their payment,” Isa mentioned.