The Nigerian Army and the Sokoto State Police Command have dismissed a viral social media report claiming that 111 people were killed in an alleged attack in Sokoto State. The report, published by a Facebook page on October 5, 2026, alleged that armed men attacked a community called Garin Gobir Gindin, killing more than 100 civilians and security personnel. The security agencies debunked the claim, which described the incident as a genocide and attributed it to Fulani terrorists.
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