The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed a terrorist attack in Tsamiya town on Saturday night, which left property destroyed, while a resident of the community was also abducted in the process.
The command has immediately deployed tactical teams to the community in a swift response.
According to the police, the attack occurred late on Saturday, when armed assailants stormed the community, fired sporadically, and set several structures ablaze, including a makeshift checkpoint belonging to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, a local brothel, and the house of a resident identified as Sule Mai Goge.
The attackers also abducted one Alhaji Yusuf Bazamfare during the incident.
Confirming the development in a statement issued in the early hours of Sunday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, said the Commissioner of Police had ordered the immediate deployment of additional security personnel to the area.
