Again, Bandits Attack Four Niger Communities, Kill Pastor, Four Others
Bandits on Sunday morning attacked four communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, killing a pastor, a blind man and three others.Shiroro and Rafi Local Government Areas of the state have been the epicentre of bandits’ attacks in the state which have led to the death of scores of people with many others maimed.
The early Sunday morning attack also left several villagers injured with some others displaced following the burning of their houses by the bandits.“They came in about 50 motorcycles and were riding dangerously round the communities at times shooting into the air,” the eyewitness said on telephone. The witness said there was no response from security operatives who were supposed to be on duty in the area.
Last week, a site engineer and three construction workers of an indigenous construction company were kidnapped from the same area by bandits who later demanded N1 billion as ransom.
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