Kebbi State Police command has confirmed the killing of some telecommunications workers and one indigene by suspected Lakurawa terrorists.
Spokesman of the command, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, stated that the terrorists 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.
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 Sani alongside Comptroller, Nigeria Immigration Service, Kebbi State Command, CIS Muhammad Bashir swiftly mobilized to the scene, and evacuated the corpses to Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital, Birnin Kebbi.
The CP equally reviewed the security architecture of the area, by deploying additional tactical teams and charged them to decisively deal with suspected Lakurawa bandits operating in the area.
CP Bello M Sani also had a meeting with critical stakeholders in the area, where he appealed to them to always assist the Police and other security agencies with relevant and timely information for prompt response, please.
