No fewer than 10 Fulani herders have been reportedly killed in a reprisal attack on Sunday at a settlement in Tilli community, Bunza Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
According to local sources, the attack was launched following the killing of a vigilante member allegedly by Lakurawa bandits, which community members mistakenly blamed on the Fulani residents in the area.
A resident who spoke to The Telegraph said the reprisal was carried out “in error,” explaining that the Fulani settlers were wrongfully targeted after the vigilante’s death.
“They thought the Fulani were behind the killing of the vigilante,” he said. “They attacked their settlement, killing over ten people and injuring several others. They are still searching for more bodies in the bush.”
He added that the Deputy Governor of Kebbi State, Senator Umar Tafida, and the state leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association visited the area to commiserate with the families of those killed during the attack.
When contacted, the Kebbi State Police Command Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, said he was not aware of the incident but promised to investigate and provide details later. However, as of the time of filing this report, no official update had been released by the police.
The latest violence adds to a growing list of communal clashes and retaliatory killings across Kebbi and neighbouring states, where insecurity involving banditry and farmer-herder tensions remains a persistent challenge.
