Attack — Tsamaye, Sabon Birni, Sokoto

Armed bandits raided Tsamaye community in Sabon Birni LGA, Sokoto State overnight, killing three residents directly, abducting 37 people (mostly women and children) from homes and nearby farms, and burning two houses. Eighteen more villagers, mainly women and children, are feared drowned after overloaded boats capsized as they fled across a river, bringing the feared death toll to 21; police confirmed the attack and the LG chairman confirmed the incident but not the figures.

The 21 figure combines 3 residents reportedly killed by the attackers and 18 feared drowned while fleeing (drownings are flight-related, not direct violence). Casualty and abduction figures come from unnamed residents and a vigilante; the LG chairman explicitly said he could not verify them, and police confirmed only the attack. Article contains internal date confusion: attack described as Monday night into Tuesday, but one resident refers to 'Wednesday night'; a separate earlier attack on the same community (8 killed) is referenced as occurring on a Wednesday. Date inferred as Monday 3 August 2026 from a 4 August publication.

Tsamaye, Sabon Birni, Sokoto — exact coordinates not recorded; marker placed at the centre of the state.