{"id":80036,"date":"2021-04-27T02:36:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T01:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=80036"},"modified":"2021-04-27T02:36:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T01:36:15","slug":"dpo-sakaba-8-other-policemen-2-yan-sa-kai-killed-in-kebbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/dpo-sakaba-8-other-policemen-2-yan-sa-kai-killed-in-kebbi\/","title":{"rendered":"DPO Sakaba, 8 other policemen, 2 \u2018Yan-Sa-Kai\u2019 killed in Kebbi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m91694\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal  \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Kebbi State Police Command on Monday confirmed the killing of a<br \/>\nDivisional Police Officer (DPO), eight other policemen and two \u2018Yan<br \/>\nSa-Kai operatives during a gun duel with suspected bandits in Sakaba<br \/>\nLocal Government Areas of the state.<\/p>\n<p>The Command\u2019s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Nafi\u2019u Abubakar,<br \/>\ndisclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi.<\/p>\n<p>Abubakar said: \u201cDPO Sakaba, eight other policemen and two \u2018yan-sa-kais<br \/>\nlost their lives during a gun duel with the bandits on Sunday at about<br \/>\n14:30 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Credible sources who preferred to be anonimous told NAN that some<br \/>\nbandits on Sunday attacked Dankolo, Sakaba, Makuku, Dokar Kambari and<br \/>\nKurmin Hodo villages of Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State.<\/p>\n<p>The sources said two vigilante operatives, popularly known as<br \/>\n\u2019Yan-Sa-Kai\u2019 and an unspecified number of residents of the villages were<br \/>\nalso killed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bandits too suffered heavy casualty from our men,\u201d one of the<br \/>\nsources said.<\/p>\n<p>A resident, Salisu Adamu, said: \u201cBandits attacked our villages since<br \/>\naround 8:00 a.m. Please we need your prayers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have killed DPO Jimoh Abdullahi, four policemen and two \u2019Yan sa<br \/>\nKais\u2019. Please we need your prayers. They killed seven people in Inana<br \/>\nvillage alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey carted away thousands of cattle from Dankolo, Sakaba, Makuku,<br \/>\nDokar Kambari and Kurmin Hodo villages and many food items as they came<br \/>\nwith more than 100 motorcycles, well-armed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey started shooting sporadically which prompted the village people to<br \/>\nflee for safety in different directions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Husseini Bala, a resident of Dirin Daji, said that seven mobile police<br \/>\nofficers, the DPO and his orderly were missing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DPO, his orderly, one inspector and seven mobile policemen are<br \/>\nstill not accounted for. We don\u2019t know whether they are dead or alive,\u201d<br \/>\nhe said.<\/p>\n<p>Spokesperson of the Kebbi State Police Command, ASP Nafiu Abubakar, did<br \/>\nnot respond to calls and text messages sent to his number up till the<br \/>\ntime of filing this report.<\/p>\n<p>Alhaji Ladan Musa Mohammed, Chief of Sakaba Chiefdom, when contacted by<br \/>\njournalists, described the attack as disheartening. 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