BANDITS ATTACK COMMUNITIES AND ABDUCTED MANY IN NIGER
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Bandits have again attacked some communities and abduction unidentified number of people in Paikoro Local Government Council of Niger state.
Similarly many people are said to have been injured during the attack.
The incident was said to have occurred on Friday by two o'clock in the afternoon after Friday prayers and Saturday morning where unidentified gunmen suddenly attacked the villages of Essan, Koitapi, Wuda and Loitapi among other villages in the area.
Reports revealed that the bandits who operated for several hours without interference, also carted away with cattles, motor cycle, cash, and destroyed houses in the affected communities thereby rendering them homeless while others are said to have scattered inside the forest for safety.
It was gathered that the armed men started shooting sporadically to scare the villagers at any village they arrived, noting that the villagers were helpless due to absence of security agencies in the entire affected communities.
Coordinator, Kaffin Koro Axis Concerned Youth, Mr Maikarfi Sabastine has appealed to Niger state Governor Alh Abubakar Sani Bello and security agencies to urgently come to the aide of affected communities in order to reduce the hardship currently being experienced
It could be recalled that the community aggrieved youths have burnt down the only police station at Kaffin Koro when bandits attacked and killed a Reverend Father some months back and since then the criminals have been carrying out their neferous activities freely.
When contacted the Niger State Command, Police Public Relations Officer DSP Wasiu Abiodun assured to get the details and report back any time they are ready.
Report by Lawal Wali
