Kebbi police command, Saturday confirmed the killing of at least 88 local vigilantes (yan sa kai) in danko/Wasaga local government area of Kebbi State.
Narrating the incident, the police PRO, Dsp Nafiu Abubakar, said the armed bandits struck on Friday, attacking at least seven villages and killing 88 persons.
He added that koro, Kimpi, Gaya, and Iguenge are the villages affected by the rampaging bandits all under the Danko/Wasaga local government area of Kebbi state.
Reacting to this, Kebbi state police commissioner CP Adeyemi Adeleke Bode assured the people of the area of his command’s readiness to bring the criminals to justice. He urged members of the public to always use the emergency numbers made available to alert the police on any impending attack.
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