Sokoto — No fewer than three persons have been confirmed dead by Sokoto State police command, in connection with an attack believed to have been executed by suspected members of the Shi'ite Sect.
Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Shehu Othman, who confirmed the killing, said the police have not yet ascertained whether the assailants were members of the shi'ite sect or not.
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