Bandits Kill 4, Abduct Scores In Niger

Bandits have again attacked Pandogari in Rafi local government area of Niger State killing four people and abducting scores.

LEADERSHIP gathered that the bandits attacked the town shooting sporadically to inflict fear before abducting innocent people in the community.

One of the members of the community Alfa Ibrahim said they attacked the community through Makera road via the highway leading to Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State.

Ibrahim narrated that the bandits, came on nine motorcycles, carrying two or three people each as they shot at innocent people

It was not clear if the security operatives stationed in the commercial sub-urban Pandogari was able to confront them. But it was confirmed that vigilantes engaged and overpowered them with superior fire power.

Consequently, the bandits gunned down three of the vigilante members and shot one other.

“At 5pm, we got information about the impending attack. The community has four entrance routes and only one is manned by a military detachment which they avoided,” another villager who preferred anonymity said.

He said the bandits, riding on about nine motorcycles, each carrying two or three people wielding dangerous weapons, invaded the community shooting sporadically into the air.

The state Commissioner for humanitarian affairs and disaster management, Ahmed Suleiman Yumu confirmed the incident and said contacts would be made to assess the humanitarian situation and interventions needed.