A few weeks after killing two police officers, Lakurawa terrorists operating in the Northern part of Nigeria have struck again, claiming the lives of at least four people.
According to the report, three of the deceased worked for a leading telecommunication firm and in Kebbi State before their untimely death.
It was further gathered that the attack occurred at a construction site in Gumki village, Arewa Local Government Area, where the victims were reportedly installing a surveillance mast for the Nigeria Immigration Service.
Meanwhile, while locals claim the victims were immigration staff, the police have identified three of them as employees of Airtel.
A staff member at Sir Yahaya Specialist Hospital in Birnin Kebbi, where the bodies were taken, corroborated the locals’ assertion.
He said: ” Three of the deceased brought to the hospital were immigration staff. ”
In his reaction, Kebbi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Abubakar, said four individuals were killed in the attack: three Airtel staff and one local resident.
” On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kebbi State Command, CP Bello M. Sani, alongside the Comptroller, Nigeria Immigration Service, Kebbi State Command, CIS Muhammad Bashir Lawali, mobilized their men to the scene to evacuate the corpses to Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital in Birnin Kebbi, ” Abubakar stated.