Three employees of telecommunication company have been murdered by Lakurawa terrorists in Kebbi State.
One other person was gunned down during the attack at Gumki village in Arewa Local Government Area of the State.
The deceased were reportedly killed while they were installing a surveillance mast for the Nigeria Immigration Service in the area.
The murder of the workers is coming barely a week after the terrorists killed two police officers in Kebbi.
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 with 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.
