The Nigeria Police in Kebbi State said 66 people were killed by bandits in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
Spokesperson of the State Police command, DSP Nafiu Abubakar, said the massacre, which took place on Thursday, affected eight villages of the Danko-Wasagu council.
Abubakar said that although the number of the dead are still being counted, but the State Police command had already dispatched a detachment of the officers and men of the area to assist in the evacuation of the bodies and provision of security.
According to the Spokesperson, “the killing took place in Koro, kimpi, Gaya, Dimi, Zutu, Rafin Gora and Iguenge villages, all in Danko/Wasagu LGA of Kebbi State.”
Sources said that majority of the people who escaped from the affected villages have escaped to nearby town of Riba for safety.
In April, bandits killed nine policemen among whom was the Police DPO of Danko/Wasagu.
The story first appeared in Daily Trust, https://dailytrust.com/66-killed-in-bandit-massacre-on-8-kebbi-villages
