state.
Suspected bandits have kidnapped a youth leader of the
All Progressives Congress in Garin Gabbas in Rafi local government
area of Niger State.
The bandits also kidnapped the District head of Gunna in Yakila,
also in Rafi local government, alongside children of two health
workers said to be working at a Primary Health Care in the
area.
The Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management
Agency, Ahmed Inga confirmed this to Channels Television via
telephone conversation on Thursday.
According to him, several members of the communities are still
missing, making it difficult to ascertain the number of other
persons who might have been abducted by the bandits.
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“We are still gathering details on the attacks. We will keep you
updated.” Inga said.
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A member of Yakila community, Zanna Sanusi had told Channels
Television, also via a telephone conversation, that the attackers
stormed the two communities on Thursday at about 2:30 am in large
numbers.
As at the time of filing this report, Garin Gabbas and Yakila
communities were still unsettled with gunmen still laying siege on
the communities.
An effort to speak with the Police Command in Niger State proved
abortive.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Wasiu responded to
our Correspondent’s calls with an SMS, ‘Message pls’.
A message was sent to him to confirm the incidents, but as at
the time of filing this report, he was yet to respond to the
message.