Updated: Death Toll in Kebbi Bandits Attack Rises to 88 as Police Give Fresh Update
- Kebbi state has been thrown into mourning as armed bandits launched devastating attacks in Danko-Wasagu local government area
- The bandits attacked eight villages, killing at least 88 people, according to the Kebbi state police command
- Nafiu Abubakar, the spokesperson of the police command, said the tragic incident happened on Thursday, June 3
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Danko-Wasagu LGA, Kebbi state - The Kebbi state police command says 66 people were killed by armed bandits in the Danko-Wasagu local government area of Kebbi state.
According to Daily Trust, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Nafiu Abubakar, said the massacre took place on Thursday, June 3, in eight villages of the council.
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Abubakar had earlier put the number of deaths at 66 but noted that the police were still counting the number of those killed in the tragic incident.
In an updated report by The Cable, the police spokesman was quoted to have said:
“Actually, not 66. It’s 88 now. We have gotten addition.”
He added that the command had already dispatched a detachment of police operatives to the troubled area.
His words:
“The killing took place in Koro, kimpi, Gaya, Dimi, Zutu, Rafin Gora and Iguenge villages, all in Danko/Wasagu LGA of Kebbi state.”
It was learnt that the majority of the people of the affected villages have escaped to the nearby town of Riba for safety, The Nation also reported.
The police had earlier said
Bandits Gathering in Kano Forest - Ganduje
Meanwhile, Abdullahi Ganduje, the governor of Kano, said on Thursday, June 3, that bandits have taken over the forests in the state and converted them to hideouts.
The governor, therefore, called for military intervention in the state, adding that the bandits were gathering in Falgore Forest and might be planning to carry out attacks.
Legit.ng gathered that Ganduje said this at a meeting with the service chiefs at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.
Buhari scored low on security
In other news, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, the 2019 African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, has scored President Muhammadu Buhari low on security, economy, and the fight against corruption.
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According to him, the Nigerian leader has failed in managing the country's challenges as well as leadership and foreign objectives policy.
The former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) went on to state that he gave the current administration a pass mark in infrastructure because of some completed road projects.
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