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Bandits  kill two, abduct one in Niger community

By: Zagazola Makama 

Armed bandits have killed two persons and abducted another in Kachiwe community, Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, the police have said.

Sources  said the attack occurred at about 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 20.

According to eye witnesses, the bandits invaded Kachiwe community in large numbers, shot and killed Ango Abdulkarim, 25, and Abdulkarim Isah, 54, and abducted one Meyaku Ibrahim, 28.

All the victims are Fulani by tribe and residents of Kachiwe community.

“On receipt of the information at about 9:30 a.m., Army troops supported by Police and vigilantes, were swiftly deployed  to the scene,” the sources said.

The sources  added that by the time the teams arrived, the bandits had fled.

“However, the two corpses were recovered and, on the request of their relatives, handed over for burial,” the sources said.

The security sources  said efforts were ongoing through intelligence gathering and monitoring to arrest the perpetrators and rescue the abducted victim.