A security personnel in the convoy of the Deputy Governor of Kebbi State, Samaila Yombe, has been reportedly killed.
The police officer was allegedly killed on Tuesday by the bandits in Kanya village around 8pm, while the convoy was returning from a condolence visit to Kanya.
The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Abdullahi Yalmo, was quoted as saying that Libata was killed during engagement with the bandits.
Yalmo explained that his principal was in company with the Commanding Officer, Zuru Army Barracks to console the families of those who lost their relatives during the recent bandits’ attack which claimed, at least, 68 lives in the state.
Meanwhile, 19 security personnel, including 13 soldiers, five policemen and one vigilante were, Tuesday night, reportedly killed by suspected militants.
A source claimed that hundreds of gunmen invaded Kanya, engaging a combined military and police detachment in a three-hour gunfight.
A security personnel, who did not want to be identified, said, “The death toll stands at 19. They include 13 soldiers, five policemen and one vigilante.
“It was an intense fight that lasted more than three hours. The terrorists had the upper hand because of their number. Military and police did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the incident.”