From El-Yakub Dabai, Birnin Kebbi
Twenty one suspected bandits have been killed by the vigilante group and locals in collaboration with the security agencies in Danko-Wasagu local government area of Kebbi State.
The council’s chairman, Hussaini Aliyu Bena stated this in a telephone interview with Analyzer news reporter.
The chairman disclosed that Danko Wasagu shared boarder with Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State through which the bandits used to get access to Kebbi State.
According to him, the incident started on Monday through Tuesday up to Wednesday, adding that the bandits came through Mariga into Tudun Bichi of Wasagu Chiefdom but a credible intelligence report kept the security agencies, vigilante group and locals on alert which led to a successful ambush.
He said the locals in collaboration with vigilante killed 17 suspected bandits recovered arms, ammunations and motorcycles, while two locals were killed.
The Chairman added that the bandits also moved to Tangaran village and abducted nine farmers working on their farmlands but all of them were later rescued by combined efforts of security agencies, vigilante and locals at a village called Lugga of Ayu District.
Hussaini Bena said a careful watch on the movement of the bandits also resulted in another encounter at Bakin Gulbi village where the combined team killed four bandits, recovered weapons and rescued three kidnapped persons, noting that the bandits movements were being monitored for further action.
He however expressed sadness that the bandits at a diifferent encounter had killed Marafan Mai Inuwa village in Kanya District and abducted some people but the abductees were later rescued by the army after killing some of the bandits.
The Chairman assured that the council had communicated with the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs on how the ministry would assist the affected victims with palliatives to cushion the effects of the ugly development.
