At least 15 killed in village attacks in Nigeria's Kebbi state
The attacks took places in the Shanga district of Kebbi state, targeting the villages of Gebe, Kawara, Kalkami and other settlements nearby, police said.
Terrorists killed at least 15 people in a series of attacks on villages in northwest Nigeria, locals told AFP Monday.
The attacks took places in the Shanga district of Kebbi state, targeting the villages of Gebe, Kawara, Kalkami and other settlements nearby, Kebbi state police spokesman Bashir Usman told AFP.
Although the police gave no death toll, locals in two villages reported at least 15 deaths between them.
Usman Yahaya, a resident of Kalkami forced to flee the attack, told AFP that the terrorists had crossed over from Niger State.
"They began shooting our people in Kalkami village, and setting houses on fire," he said, adding: "They killed at least 10 people."
Malam Dan Tani Muhammad, a resident of another village attacked, Kawara, said the terrorists had arrived there on Monday morning and killed five people, burning houses.
Kebbi state sits on Nigeria's border with Benin and Niger and since 2025 has been the targeted by a rising number of attacks by terrorists.
Conflict monitor ACLED says there has been a surge of terrorist attacks there carried out by groups affiliated to Al Qaeda and Daesh.