Bandits Kill Three, Steal 1,000 Cows In Fresh Niger Attacks
Armed bandits have killed three persons and rustled over 1,000 cows in Niger State, in a fresh attack on Magama Local Government Area of the state.
Armed bandits have killed three persons and rustled over 1,000 cows in Niger State, in a fresh attack on Magama Local Government Area of the state.
A resident who spoke in an interview with Channels Television on the telephone Tuesday, said that the violence started at about 11 am same day and spread across Ibeto, Salka, and Koso communities adding that the attack was still ongoing as at the time of the interview.
Earlier on Monday, bandits had abducted
a Commissioner with the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission, alongside his driver, another former SUBEB Chairman Mohammed Bawa Niworu, as well as one Ahmed Mohammed, a.k.a Barrister Ahmed Lawyer, and scores of motorists.
It was further alleged that the bandits vowed to storm Kura community later Tuesday evening, even as many villagers had fled into the bush for safety, while others locked themselves indoors as the attackers continued their rampage.
His words, "The bandits are currently moving towards Magaman Daji community, apparently to cross into Zamfara State after their operation.”
He, then, appealed to both the state and federal governments to urgently deploy more security personnel to the area, as the nearest Army barracks were in Kontagora.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, PRO, Superintendent Wasiu Abiodun, did not pick his calls when contacted, even as the operation by the bandits was still ongoing.
He, then, appealed to both the state and federal governments to urgently deploy more security personnel to the area, as the nearest Army barracks were in Kontagora.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, PRO, Superintendent Wasiu Abiodun, did not pick his calls when contacted, even as the operation by the bandits was still ongoing.
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