Police for Kebbi State don confirm say 33 people don die for gbege wey shele for rural communities for Bui District wey dey Arewa Local Government Area earlier dis week.
Kebbi State Police Command, through dia spokesperson SP Bashir Usman, talk say di gbege wey kill people happen on Wednesday when armed men, wey dem believe na suspected Lakurawa militants, attack plenty villages for di area, supposedly to steal cattle. Preliminary investigations show say di attackers enter di district from Gudu Local Government Area wey dey neighbouring Sokoto State. According to police, people from communities like Mamunu, Awasaka, Tungan Tsoho, Makangara, Kanzo, Gorun Naidal and Dan Mai Ago gather to fight di attackers. For di wahala wey follow, 33 people lose dia lives. Di attack cause pipo to fear, and plenty residents run enter bush as di gunmen waka through di villages. Later, security operatives go di area to secure di communities and help survivors. Police talk say dem don increase dia presence for di affected areas, dey work with military and oda security agencies. Extra personnel and operational equipment don go di district, and area patrols dey continue to restore calm and stop oda attacks. Police express deep sorrow over di lost lives and send condolences to di families of di victims and di wider Arewa community. Dem also advise residents to report any suspicious activities through official security channels, and warn make civilians no try fight armed criminals themselves because e fit put dem life and property for serious risk. Di incident happen as insecurity dey rise for parts of north-west Nigeria, wey armed groups don dey carry out deadly attacks, kidnappings and oda gbege for rural communities.
