{"id":154618,"date":"2025-03-10T09:16:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/bandits-attack-5-villages-in-kebbi-kill-10-injure-others"},"modified":"2025-03-25T18:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T17:42:24","slug":"bandits-attack-5-villages-in-kebbi-kill-10-injure-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/bandits-attack-5-villages-in-kebbi-kill-10-injure-others","title":{"rendered":"Bandits attack 5 villages in Kebbi, kill 10, injure others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Suspected bandits, identified as Lakurawa terrorists, have launched coordinated attacks on five villages in Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing at least 10 people and injuring several others.<\/p>\n<p>Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region, disclosed this on Monday in a post on his X handle.<\/p>\n<p>Makama stated he was informed by intelligence sources that the affected villages include Birnin Debi, Garin Nagoro, Yar Goru, Dan Marke, and Tambo.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the terrorists stormed the villages around 8:48 p.m. on March 9, 2025, setting houses ablaze and shooting indiscriminately.<\/p>\n<p>Among the deceased was Garba Maigari (50), while the identities of the other nine victims remain unknown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeveral injured victims have been taken to Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, for treatment, while the corpses of the deceased have been deposited for autopsy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn response, the Nigerian troops, Police and local vigilantes have been deployed to the affected areas, and normalcy has reportedly been restored,\u201d Makama said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Suspected bandits, identified as Lakurawa terrorists, have launched coordinated attacks on five villages in Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi State, killing at least 10 people and injuring several others. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region, disclosed this on Monday in a post on his X handle. 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