Olusegun Ariyo
Terrorists belonging to the Lakurawa group have killed three staff of a leading telecommunication firm barely a week after killing two police officers.
The insurgents were reported to have stormed a construction site in Gumki village, Arewa Local Government Area, Kebbi State.
A source explained that the deceased was installing a surveillance mast for the Nigeria Immigration Service in the area when the terrorists attacked and killed them and one other unidentified person.
A staff of Sir Yahaya Specialist Hospital confirmed that the three of the deceased brought to the hospital were immigration staff.
However, SP Nafiu Abubakar, the Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed that four persons lost their lives, one indigene and three staff of Airtel.
According to him, “On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kebbi State Command, CP Bello M Sani alongside the Comptroller, Nigeria Immigration Service, Kebbi State Command, CIS Muhammad Bashir Lawali mobilized their men to the scene to evacuate the corpses to Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital in Birnin Kebbi.”
He further explained that the Commissioner of Police had deployed additional tactical teams to the area and charged them to decisively deal with the suspected bandits operating in the area.
The PPRO added that the CP had a meeting with people in the area and appealed to them to always assist the police and other security agencies with relevant information for their prompt response.
