Local security agents, referred to as Vigilantes, eliminated four bandits who attacked an individual in Dan-Umaru village of Bena District in Kebbi State.
The Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, Ahmed Idris, revealed this in a statement to journalists in Birnin Kebbi.
According to AbdulRahman Usman, the Director of Security at the Cabinet Office in Birnin Kebbi, the vigilantes effectively countered the bandit attack near Dan-Umaru, which borders Dadin Duniya in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara state.
The victim is currently receiving medical care at an undisclosed hospital.
He said, “When the bandits launched an attack on the village, the vigilante quickly took position and ambushed them and successfully killed all the four attackers while on their way back to Zamfara State.
“The dead bodies were taken to Dan-Umaru village. The incident took place near Dan-Umaru bordering Dadin Duniya in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.”