Lakurawa terrorists gun down telecommunication officials in Kebbi

Barely a week after killing two police officers, terrorists belonging to the Lakurawa group have killed three staff of a leading telecommunication firm.

Daily Trust reported that the insurgents invaded a construction site in Gumki village, Arewa Local Government Area, Kebbi State.

It was gathered that the deceased were installing a surveillance mast for the Nigeria Immigration Service in the area when the terrorists struck and killed them and one other person who is yet to be identified.

Though the police report said three of the deceased were Airtel staff, the locals said they were immigration staff.

A staff of Sir Yahaya Specialist Hospital who spoke to our correspondent said three of the deceased brought to the hospital were immigration staff.

But the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Nafiu Abubakar, said four persons lost their lives, one indigene and three staff of Airtel.

He said that upon 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 added 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.