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“We can’t tell the exact number of people that they took away but they took all the people from some buses and other vehicles so the people are many,” Inuwa said.
Inuwa said the hunters lost their lives while responding to a distress call from residents of the community. “Those hunters that died were overpowered by the bandits. Some people called them to inform them of the activities of the bandits but when they got there, the bandits were too many for them,” the eyewitness said.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Wasiu, said he will get back to our correspondent on the matter while the commissioner for internal security, Emmanuel Umar, didn’t answer his phone at the time of filing this report.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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