Niger: Four drowned trying to escape bandit attack
No fewer than four persons have been drowned while trying to escape from a bandit attack in the Gurmana community of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
According to the DAILY POST, the incident occurred on Thursday when residents who had fled to the island on Wednesday attempted to return home, and their boat capsized, adding that the residents living in the community often use canoe to escape to an island to hide from bandits who frequently target the area.
Recall that the attack by bandits on Wednesday night resulted in the death of three people, the rustling of cattle, and the abduction of several residents in Bassa near Gurmana.
The spokesman for the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, is yet to respond to an SMS inquiry sent to him as of the time of this report.
