Unknown Gunmen suspected to be bandits have ambushed and killed six members of a local vigilante group in Matankari Forest, Kebbi State, after they attempted to recover stolen cattle.
The vigilantes according to the intelligence source had been tracking the bandits after the cattle rustling incident in Dan Tulu and Rusakde villages, Arewa Local Government Area.
The attackers, numbering several gunmen, stormed the communities on 27 February 2025 at about 15:30 hours.
They arrived on approximately seven motorcycles, took an unspecified number of cattle, and escaped into the Sokoto Forest.
In response, vigilantes from Dantulu mobilised and embarked on a self-organised operation to recover the stolen cattle.