The Nigeria Police Command in Kebbi State on Saturday confirmed that bandits killed 88 people in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area (LGA) of the State.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, who said that massacre of the civilians took place on Thursday, stated that all the victims were killed in eight different communities in the Local Government Area.
Abubakar, noted that “the killing took place in Koro, Kimpi, Gaya, Dimi, Zutu, Rafin Gora and Iguenge villages, all in Danko/Wasagu LGA of Kebbi State.
“Initially, the bodies recovered were 66 but as I am talking to you now, about 88 bodies have been recovered.”
In April, bandits killed nine Police officers in the area, including the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) as they were responding to a distress call.
And din Kaduna, the State government says bandits killed five persons in Chikun and Igabi LGAs of the State.
The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, said this in a statement on Saturday that the bandits killed two persons in Chikun LGA and razed two buildings including a place of worship in the area.
The Commissioner said the other three were killed at Lambar Zango area along the Kaduna-Zaria Road in Igabi LGA.