Bandits kill one, kidnap couple in Niger attack as villagers repel separate raid

Armed bandits person killed 1 idiosyncratic and kidnapped a hubby and woman during an aboriginal greeting onslaught connected Makera municipality successful Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State.

According to constabulary sources, the onslaught occurred astir 2:30 americium connected May 3, erstwhile the gunmen stormed the assemblage located on the Kontagora–Lagos highway.

Zagazola Makama, a information adept successful the Lake Chad region, shared connected his X grip that the attackers reportedly changeable a antheral identified arsenic Aminu Yusufa, who aboriginal died portion receiving attraction astatine a infirmary successful Makera.

The aforesaid radical besides abducted a couple, Alhaji Umaru Garba and Hajiya Marwa Umaru, and took them to an chartless location.

Security sources said the Divisional Police Officer rapidly mobilised a associated squad of constabulary officers and section vigilantes to respond to the incident.

Efforts are presently underway to rescue the kidnapped victims and way down those responsible.

In a abstracted incident, residents of Woko assemblage successful Borgu Local Government Area successfully repelled different bandit onslaught connected the nighttime of May 2, astir 10:15 pm.

The bandits had entered the colony firing shots, but the villagers organised themselves and resisted the attack.

During the confrontation, 1 of the attackers was killed, portion others escaped with gunshot wounds.

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