Bandits flee as police, vigilante rescue 11 kidnap victims in Niger

Police tactical operatives, successful collaboration with section vigilantes, person rescued 11 kidnap victims aft a weapon conflict with suspected bandits successful Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State.

The improvement was disclosed successful a study by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and information expert covering the Lake Chad region.

According to the report, the cognition was launched astatine astir 9:00pm, connected July 11 aft information operatives received quality that suspected equipped bandits were moving done the country with abducted victims and rustled cattle.

Makama reported that the associated information squad intercepted the suspects adjacent Mangoro Village successful Mariga Local Government Area, wherever a weapon conflict ensued.

“The information squad intercepted the bandits adjacent Mangoro Village successful Mariga LGA, wherever they engaged the criminals successful a fierce speech of gunfire,” the study stated.

The study added that the suspected bandits fled into the surrounding bush aft the weapon battle, abandoning the kidnapped victims, who were rescued unharmed.

The rescued victims were identified ...