Radicalized bandits in Nigeria’s far-north state of Sokoto have unleashed a reign of terror on three counties close to the state’s border with the Republic of Niger. On Dec. 6, at least 50 unarmed civilians were murdered, most of them attempting to flee for a safer region. In recent months, bandits have murdered as many as 120 local residents in a single day. A commercial bus carrying 40 terrified residents passing from Isa County and heading toward Shinkafi City was ambushed by bandits the evening of Dec. 6 and burst into flames, incinerating 22, and killing six more who have perished from burns since then. Several other residents were murdered in bandit attacks in nearby villages, according to local residents speaking to The Epoch Times. “My 10-months old baby was burned to death while strapped to my back as well as my three daughters,” recalled a traumatized Ms. Shafa’atu Adamu, a 48-year-old …