Suspected Lakurawa Terrorists Kill Three Workers, Another In Kebbi

Two Airtel Communication Nigeria Ltd. employees and a resident of Gumki village in Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi State are among the victims of the alleged gunmen who are believed to be Lakurawa terrorists.

The terrorists who invaded the community used surveillance masks to conceal their actions when they carried out the attack.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Kebbi State, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the incident in a statement to journalists in Birnin Kebbi.

“On 10/01/2025 at about 2047hrs, suspected Lakurawa bandits invaded a construction site at Gumki village, Arewa LGA, a community between Nigeria and Niger Republic, where staff of Airtel communication Nigeria Ltd were installing a surveillance mask for the Nigeria Immigration Service”, he said.

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“As a result, four people lost their lives, one indigene and three staff of the Airtel company.

” On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kebbi State Command, CP Bello M Sani alongside with the Comptroller, Nigeria Immigration Service, Kebbi State Command, CIS Muhammad Bashir Lawali, swiftly mobilized to scene, evacuated the corpses to Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital, Birnin Kebbi. “

The state’s spokesman pointed out that Bello Sani, the state’s police commissioner, had tactical teams deployed and charged them with handling suspected Lakurawa bandits who were operating there.

Source: Channels TV