Gunmen kill nearly 88 people in attacks in NW Nigeria
Mehr News - June 6th, 2021
The bandits unleashed terror on eight different communities in the Danko-Wasagu local government area of the state on Thursday, Nafi'u Abubakar, the state police spokesperson told reporters in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, INDIA TV reported.
"Initially, the bodies recovered were 66 but as I am talking to you now, about 88 bodies have been recovered," Abubakar said.
Security operatives were deployed to the communities to forestall further attacks, he said.
In late April, nine policemen and two members of a civilian defense group in Kebbi were killed while repelling an attack by gunmen.
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Gunmen kill nearly 88 people in attacks in NW Nigeria
- Mehr News
- June 6th, 2021
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