Bandits have reportedly killed sixty-three vigilantes otherwise known as ‘Yan Sa Kai, in Kebbi State.
According to BBC, the tragic incident occurred in the wee hours of Monday after the local guards launched an onslaught against the bandits in Zuru Emirate of Kebbi State.
The bandits were said to have hidden on trees along the road leading to their dens and opened fire after the vigilantes were trapped in the middle of their attackers.
The victims have reportedly been buried.
The Yan-Sa-Kai hail from various towns and villages of the emirate.
The authorities had not reacted to the tragic incident as of the time of filing this report.
WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that in April, 2021, a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), eight other policemen and two ‘Yan Sa-Kai operatives were killed during a gun duel with suspected bandits in Sakaba Local Government Areas of Kebbi State.