Gunmen kill 63 vigilantes in northwest Nigeria

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the killing of at least 63 vigilantes from five communities of Nigeria’s North West Kebbi State in an ambush attack. FILE PHOTO | MOHAMMED MOMOH | NMG

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the killing of at least 63 vigilantes from five communities of Nigeria’s North West Kebbi State in an ambush on Sunday evening.

He expressed sadness over what he described as "the brutal murder of tens of vigilante members in Kebbi State by bandits who ambushed them in the Sakaba/Wassagu Local Government Area".