At least 13 members of a vigilante group have been reportedly killed by suspected Lakurawa insurgents in an attack on the Maori community in Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
According to Daily Trust, the incident occurred when the vigilantes attempted to resist the attackers who were rustling cattle from the community.
A resident, identified as Ibrahim Augie, told the newspaper that the vigilantes mobilised to repel the terrorists but were ambushed and overpowered.
“The vigilantes hid to attack and recapture the rustled cattle, but they didn’t know the Lakurawa had already seen them, and they were shot and killed,” he said.
Efforts to reach the spokesperson of the Kebbi State Police Command, Nafiu Abubakar, for comment were unsuccessful at the time of filing this report.
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