adminLakurawa Kingpin, Maigemu killed in Kebbi
A combined team of security operatives, including vigilantes, have killed the notorious kingpin of Lakurawa terrorist group, Maigemu, in Kebbi State. The state’s Director of Security, Cabinet Office in…
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