Six persons have been killed by the vigilantes in Gada local government area of Sokoto State.
The vigilantes, known as Yan Sakai, were said to have avenged the killing of their leader, one Alhaji Dahiru by a suspected bandit.
Eyewitness said the leader had trailed and intercepted the suspect who was in company of his kinsmen on their way to the local cattle market on Thursday.
The suspect was said to have resisted arrest and in the process brought a knife and stabbed the vigilante leader which led to his death.
“When the news about his death reached his colleagues, they mobilized and stormed the market, killing any Fulani man on sight.
“We counted about eight corpses of fulanis which were later deposited at the mortuary.
“It was the quick intervention of security operatives that saved the situation because the Yan Sakai who were about 100 wanted to set the police station where some of the Fulanis ran into ablaze.
“Soldiers surrounded the police station and dispersed them. However, the vigilantes razed down all the Fulanis settlements in the area,” our sources said
The state Police spokesperson, ASP Ahmed Rufa’i said six persons lost their lives during the incident.
“We are still investigating to unravel the remote cause of the problems and bring those behind it to book,” he said
