armed bandits, Kidnappers
Gunmen
armed bandits, Kidnappers
Gunmen Kill 13, Abduct 2 Village Heads, Wife in Niger
State
Unknown number of gunmen, on Monday night, attacked Kukoki
community in Kagara Local Government Area of Niger State, PRNigeria[1] can authoritatively
report.
According to an eyewitness, the brutal nocturnal attack on
members of the community claimed the lives of 13 people, just as
several other persons sustained injuries.
Following the callous incident, PRNigeria[2] gathered that
pandemonium has broken out at Kagara town, as hundreds of Kukoki
villagers who fled during the night attack are relocating to the
Local Government Headquarters.
“Many people are presently leaving Kagara town as there is
rumour making the rounds that the bandits are presently on their
way to Kagara, to also launch another deadly attack,” a reliable
source said.
In a related development, armed bandits, on Tuesday, abducted
the District Head of Madaka village, together with his wife and
grandson. The gunmen also kidnapped the Dagachi (Ward Head) of
Madaka who later escaped from the marauders.
A top official of the Niger State Government, while speaking to
PRNigeria[3], however said the
situation is under control as joint security personnel have been
swiftly deployed to Kukoki and other flash points of banditry
attacks and kidnapping incidents across the State.
The deployment of security officers, he maintained, will help to
quickly restore peace to Kukoki, Kagara town and other troubled
parts of the State.