Gunmen invade villages in Niger, kill one, abduct 10
Gunmen suspected to be Bandits have invaded some villages in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State, killed one person, injured many and abducted no fewer than 10 people.
It was gathered that one of the villages attacked was Ebbo, where the office of the vigilante was attacked and a vigilante member killed, another seriously injured.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident, saying that suspected armed men attacked vigilante office at Ebbo village in Lapai, and shot sporadically.
“One of the vigilantes was, unfortunately, shot dead by the bandits while one other sustained injury. Police tactical team has been drafted to the area and effort is ongoing to apprehend the bandits,” the PPRO said.
According to sources, the incident took place around 11 pm on Wednesday.
It was learnt that the bandits with sophisticated weapons were said to have first stormed villages including Angwan Dajin Gomna in the Kpada community where they kidnapped five persons and later Zago and lLafiyan Zago villages where they kidnapped another set of five persons.
Sources revealed that besides the loss of lives and abduction, the bandits were said to have moved from house to house and looted foodstuffs and other belongings of the villagers.
