8 Killed, Many Injured, Newlywed Brides Abducted As Daredevil Bandits Attack Niger Communities
- Niger state has become a new base for bandits to launch deadly attacks that throws the residents into fear, shock and panic
- A new attack is the abduction of newlyweds in the state by suspected bandits in the Lavun LGA of the state
- This sad development, which has led to the death of eight guests, has been confirmed by the state commissioner for local affairs
Bandits abducted newly wedded brides in Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State at the weekend.
Daily Trust reported that the gunmen, who first raided about 10 communities in the LGA, returned on Sunday morning, February 27.
By the time they returned, many had reportedly fled their homes as a result of the previous day’s attack.
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How it happened
The gunmen were said to have abducted some of the persons they found in the community, including the newlyweds at Egbako village, The Punch also reported.
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Report by victim's brother
Yakubu Mohammed, a brother to the abducted brides, confirmed that the victims were taken away during the operation.
A new move by the armed men
The gunmen, however, became frustrated as the animals refused to cross through the river to Akere axis, they decided to retreat to Sheshi Yissa community to take a new route out of the community.
Confrontation
Vigilante in the process confronted the bandits but could not withstand their firepower.
State commissioner reacts
The Niger State Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs, Community Development and Internal Security, Emmanuel Umar, confirmed the attacks.
He said bandits stormed Lavun after attacking communities in Wushishi and Mashegu Local Government Areas.
Panic as bandits stage fresh attack in northern state, kidnap 22
Legit.ng previously reported that at least 22 people have been abducted by bandits in an attack on Idon community of Kajuru local government area of Kaduna state.
According to the report, bandits in large numbers invaded the community and shot sporadically to scare people away leaving four persons sustaining varying degrees of injuries.
The attackers in the early hours of Wednesday, February 13, broke doors and windows, forcing their victims from their sleep before taking them away to an unknown destination,
Buhari's govt uncovers 96 Boko Haram, ISWAP sponsors
Meanwhile, the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday, February 3, said the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) had uncovered 96 financiers of Boko Haram and ISWAP.
Mohammed at a briefing on the anti-corruption fight of President Muhammadu Buhari also revealed that the NFIU has exposed 424 associates/supporters of the financiers, 123 firms, and 33 bureaux de change linked with insurgency.
Even more, the minister disclosed that the agency had identified 26 suspected bandits/kidnappers and seven accomplices, adding that 45 of the suspects will soon be prosecuted.
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