Gunmen suspected to be bandits reportedly killed farmers and displaced many others during attacks on seven villages at the border between Kebbi and Sokoto State.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, two villages were attacked in Kebbi and five in Sokoto State.
The villages included Zawaini Zawaini, Jangargari and Jaja in Kebbi State as well as Karani and three others in Sokoto State.
It was gathered that many houses and shops were also set ablaze during the attacks.
The Governor of Kebbi State, Nasiru Idris was said to have directed that relief materials be distributed to victims of the attack on Monday.
Those displaced sought refuge in Jarkuka village, Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi.
The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed-BK said the affected villages were on the borders of the two states.
“We are in this village on behalf of His Excellency, Gov. Nasir Idris, to distribute relief materials to displaced victims of bandits’ attacks.
“The Governor, upon receiving the news of the attack around this axis of border villages between Kebbi and Sokoto state, swung into action.
“We have a situation where thousands of displaced persons from the attacked areas trooped into this village and other surrounding villages for safety,” Ahmed-BK said.
He said the “relief materials include thousands bags of millet, rice and beans as well as mats, detergents, buckets, and seasoning among others, as emergency measures to ameliorate the suffering of these people.”
Ahmed-BK said though the victims were largely from Sokoto State, “yet, as government of the people, by the people and for the people, the Governor directed that all the affected victims be treated equally”.
The commissioner pointed out that they were in the village to ensure equitable distribution of the relief materials.
