Reports from northern Nigeria's Sokoto State say gunmen have set fire to a passenger car carrying 42 people. The passengers were reportedly from Sabon Birni Local Government Area of the state to migrate to other parts of Nigeria, due to the intensification of militant activities in their area. Witnesses said the incident took place around 9am on Monday. "The truck was traveling from Sabon Birni, less than six kilometers to Gidan Bawa village where the tragedy struck," said rescue workers. We tried to hear from the state police, but our efforts were unsuccessful, and even when we called the spokesman, his phone was switched off. We have also called the state security commissioner three times via phone and he has not answered the call. An eyewitness told Tantabara "When the incident happened in Sabon Birni I was called and informed. Among the passengers was also my mother's brother, his wife and their four children. "Two of his children were kill