2021 Kebbi massacre

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2021 Kebbi massacre
Location Kebbi State, Nigeria
Date3 June 2021
Deaths90+
InjuredUnknown

On 3 June 2021, an armed group attacked eight villages in Kebbi State, northwestern Nigeria, killing at least 90 people. The attack began at 3 pm; the bandits, who rode motorcycles, attacked Koro, Kimpi, Gaya, Dimi, Zutu, Rafin Gora and Iguenge villages. [1] [2] The gunmen, from the neighbouring Nigerian states of Niger and Zamfara, also stole cattle and destroyed crops. [1] [3] [4]

The governor of Kebbi State promised financial aid and "requested communities in the area to be tolerant, accommodating, friendly and peaceful". [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Attackers kill 88 people in northwestern Nigeria". CNN. Reuters. 6 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Sharma, Aditya (12 June 2021). "Gunmen attack villages, kill over 90 in Nigeria". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bandits kill 88 in Kebbi". The Guardian. News Agency of Nigeria. 5 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cattle thieves kill 88 in northwest Nigeria massacre". The Week. 6 June 2021.
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