Tension in Northern State as Bandits Issue Strong Threat, Residents Make 1 Traumatising Appeal
- Bandits operating in Niger state have issued a threat to residents and farmers in the Magama district
- The bandits warned that all farmers in the area will have to pay their taxes to them (the criminals) before they can be allowed to harvest the crops
- According to the residents, many other community members have fled their homes for fear of bandits' attack on the village
Farmers in Atabo and its neighbouring communities in Magama district of Niger state have expressed concern after bandits reportedly threatened to tax them before allowing them to harvest during the dry season, Daily Trust reports.
It was gathered that the bandits broke into the community of Atabo on Tuesday, November 1, and kidnapped village chief Alhaji Mylabo and his younger brother.
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Village chief's abduction and release
One of the residents in the community confirmed that the village chief was released Wednesday and that kidnappers had detained his brother.
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The resident's words:
“They released the village head on Wednesday and he was told to inform the family of his younger brother to pay N7 million ransom.
"They also told him that if this ransom was not paid on time, they would not allow us to harvest our crops this dry season until we pay tax. As I speak with you, some people have fled their homes since Tuesday’s attack."
He also called on the government at all levels to help them with security operatives that would protect farmers in the area while harvesting their crops.
Tension hits northern community as ex-commissioner kills friend who challenged him for wooing his daughter
Meanwhile, a former commissioner in Bauchi state, Mohammed Damina, had earlier been arrested by the police for killing his friend.
Damina got into trouble after he wooed his friend's daughter and she reported him to her father who challenged the former commissioner.
The police in the state said the suspect had zoomed off the vehicle while the deceased was still hanging on to the car door, where he came to meet him, to the point he fell and died.
Freed former UI DVC narrates chilling ordeal in kidnappers' den, prays for other abducted victims
Professor Adigun Agbaje who was kidnapped on Friday, October 28, was released by his abductors.
Agbaje's son who confirmed his father's release on Monday, October 31, said the kidnappers shot the former deputy vice chancellor of the University of Ibadan in his head.
According to Agbaje, the professor is worried about other victims who are still left in the den of the kidnappers.
Source: Legit.ng
