Six Dead, Many Injured as Kebbi Youths Attack Fulani Residents Over Alleged Terrorist Links

Six people were killed, and many others injured following an attack by youths on Fulani residents in Mera community, Augie Local Government Area, Kebbi State, on Sunday evening.

The violence reportedly erupted after some Fulani individuals were accused of being involved in recent bandit attacks in the area. The trigger came when a survivor of a bandit raid on Friday informed the community youths that he had recognized some of the attackers as Fulani, locally referred to as “Lakurawa.”

Outraged by this information, the youths launched a retaliatory attack, resulting in the deaths of six Fulani residents and leaving several others wounded.

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Kebbi State Police Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed to SaharaReporters that the incident was a reprisal carried out by angry youths. He noted that police personnel had been dispatched to the community to prevent further violence.

Abubakar stated, “We have deployed personnel to the area to calm the situation,” adding that measures are ongoing to ensure peace is restored in the affected area.