Lakurawa kills three telecom workers in Kebbi
The Lakurawa bandits, on Friday, killed three staff members of Airtel Communication Nigeria Limited and one other person at Gumki village, Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
According to a statement by the spokesperson of the Bauchi Police Command, Nafiu Abubakar, the deceased were killed while installing a surveillance mask for the Nigeria Immigration Service.
Gunmi is a community between Nigeria and Niger Republic.
Abubakar, in a statement on Saturday, said additional tactical team had been deployed to the area to decisively deal with the Lakurawa bandits in the area.
He said, “On 10/01/2025 at about 2047hrs, suspected Lakurawa bandits 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 indigen and three staff of the Airtel company.
“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kebbi State Command, CP Bello M Sani alongside with the Comptroller, Nigeria Immigration Service, Kebbi State Command, CIS Muhammad Bashir Lawali, swiftly mobilised to scene, 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.”
