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On Saturday, residents of Kebbi State shut down the Jega‑Kontagora highway to protest repeated assaults by Lakurawa militants, leaving motorists stranded for hours before the road was reopened. The blockade highlighted the influx of displaced people into Jega town.
Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has handed over ₦100 million to internally displaced persons in Danko Wasagu LGA and pledged a further ₦10 million each month for community security, while also planning a forward operating base and road rehabilitation.
The Kebbi State Police Command has warned residents not to impede traffic on the Kebbi‑Sokoto Federal Highway, saying anyone caught obstructing will be arrested and prosecuted. The alert follows a deadly assault by suspected Lakurawa bandits on a construction site along the Sokoto‑Badagry Road that left four workers dead.
On 7 October 2026, suspected Lakurawa militants attacked a forward operating base in Maiyama, Kebbi State, but troops of the Joint Task Force, North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA repelled the raid and recovered a cache of weapons and motorcycles.
Security forces from Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma repelled a large‑scale Lakurawa attack on the Forward Operating Base in Maiyama, Kebbi State, on the early hours of 7 October. The militants were driven back, several were neutralised and a cache of weapons and motorcycles was recovered.