Members of the Lakurawa group attacked villages in the Bui district in Kebbi state on Wednesday, according to the state’’s Police spokesman, Bashir Usman.
The attacks, which occurred at around 1:15 pm, struck Mamunu, Awasaka, Tungan-Tsoho, Makangara, Kanzo, Gorun Naidal, and Ɗan Mai-Ago, targeting residents who tried to resist. Cattle were also reportedly stolen.
According to a resident in one of the villages, at least 35 people had been killed. “We were in our homes, we heard gunshots”, said the resident of Kanzo. People outside began to run into their shelters, gunshots hit some people”, he added.
Usman said the attackers had also made-off with cattle in the raids. Police, soldiers and local militia were immediately sent to the area, he added.
The raids come days after the Argungu fishing festival, about 60 kilometres (38 miles) from the Arewa region, where the attacks took place.
The Lakurawa group has been blamed for many of the attacks on communities in the northern part of the state and in neighbouring Sokoto state.
