By Kelechi David
A Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Jimoh Abdullahi and four Mobile Police MOPOL operatives were feared killed in an attack by bandits on Sunday in Dankolo, Sakaba, Makuku, Dokar Kambari and Kurmin Hodo villages of Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
Security sources said that two vigilante operatives popularly known as ’Yan Sa Kai and an unspecified number of residents of the villages were also killed.
“The bandits too suffered heavy casualty from our men,” one of the sources said.
A resident, Salisu Adamu, said that Bandits have attacked our villages since around 8:00 a.m. up to these hours pleaded for prayers.
He said that they killed DPO Jimoh Abdullahi, four policemen and two ’Yan sa Kai as well as seven people in Inana village alone.
Adamu added that they carted away thousands of cattle from Dankolo, Sakaba, Makuku, Dokar Kambari and Kurmin Hodo villages and many food items, saying they came with more than 100 motorcycles, well-armed started shooting sporadically which prompted the village people to flee for safety in different directions.
Husseini Bala, another source from Dirin Daji, said that seven mobile police officers, the DPO and his orderly were missing.
Spokesperson of Kebbi State Police Command, ASP Nafiu Abubakar, did not respond to calls and text messages sent to his number up till the time of filling this report.
Alhaji Ladan Musa Mohammed, Chief of Sakaba Chiefdom, when contacted by journalists, described the attack as disheartening and directed that the Local Government Council Chairman should be contacted on details of casualties, saying he is the Chief security officer of the local government.
