Gunmen have attacked and killed nine members of a local vigilante group popularly known as Yan Ba Beli in Bauchi state, Nigeria, according to reports.
“The vigilantes were killed in Gamji village forest while they were searching for bandits who have been killing and kidnapping innocent people for ransom,” reports said.
The gunmen have laid an ambush and attacked the local vigilante group members and successfully killed nine of them while some others sustained various degrees of injuries.
The caretaker chairman of Ningi LGA, Ibrahim Mato, who confirmed the incident, condemned it, assuring that the government will continue to do everything possible to protect innocent lives and properties in the area.
The bodies of the nine corpses were recovered and buried the same day at the scene of the incident according to Islamic rites.