{"id":156941,"date":"2025-03-27T12:01:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lakurawa-terrorists-kill-two-customs-officers-in-kebbi"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:56:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:56:59","slug":"lakurawa-terrorists-kill-two-customs-officers-in-kebbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lakurawa-terrorists-kill-two-customs-officers-in-kebbi","title":{"rendered":"Lakurawa terrorists kill two Customs officers in Kebbi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Unidentified gunmen, suspected to be Lakurawa terrorists, have attacked and killed two Customs officers and a local resident at Bachaka, a border community in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesman for the Kebbi State Police Command, SP Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the attack on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Abubakar stated that the attack occurred on Tuesday and that the specific unit or formation of the deceased Customs officers was yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, there was an attack, which resulted in the killing of two as-yet-unidentified Customs officers and one resident of Bachaka village,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The State Police Commissioner, Sani Bello, who visited the scene, reaffirmed the commitment of security forces to tackling criminal elements.<\/p>\n<p>Bello emphasised that the attackers\u2019 actions were a sign of their weakening state due to sustained security operations.<\/p>\n<p>The attack reportedly occurred barely 24 hours after combined security forces neutralised two Lakurawa terrorists in Kebbi.<\/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. Unidentified gunmen, suspected to be Lakurawa terrorists, have attacked and killed two Customs officers and a local resident at Bachaka, a border community in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The spokesman for the Kebbi State Police Command, SP Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the attack on Wednesday. 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