Six people were killed and 116 abducted on Tuesday when bandits attacked farmers in Danmuntari and other villages in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
The victims were planting guinea corn near the Kebbi-Zamfara border when the attack occurred around 9 am.
Those killed include Mudaha, Al’ameen Mohammed, Safwan Abubakar, Tanko Mohammed, Ibrahim Garba, and a woman, Inno Mudaha.
This is the fourth major attack in Danko/Wasagu this year. Just two weeks earlier, 15 farmers were killed in the Waje community.
Before that, other attacks left several dead and injured, despite a security presence involving the army, police tactical unit, and vigilantes.
A local vigilante, Ibrahim Shehu, said the bandits exploited the early farming season, knowing many would be on their farms.
Efforts to reach Danko/Wasagu LG chairman, Husseini Aliyu Bena, and Kebbi police spokesperson CSP Nafiu Abubakar were unsuccessful.
However, a local council source confirmed that the state government has ordered the provision of relief materials and that military operations are ongoing to rescue the abducted.(Daily trust)
