Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed at least 15 people in Tanau village, Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto state, SaharaReporters reports.

It was gathered that the bandits with sophisticated weapons stormed the village on Friday morning and started shooting indiscriminately.

A source told SaharaReporters that the gunmen also abducted over 100 villagers, including nursing mothers and children.

He alleged that the attackers were Fulani herdsmen who have been attacking the villages persistently.

Sokoto is reported to be one of the most terrorised Northwest states in Nigeria. Its residents have been severely troubled by bandits and kidnappers.