Bandits kill 6, kidnap 20 women in Niger

Six farmers have reportedly been killed and at least 20 women kidnapped at the Maganda Junction on Allawa-Pandogari Road in Shiroro LGA of Niger State.

A resident, Salihu Adamu, who told City & Crime that those killed were four men and two women, said the incident happened around 6pm on Sunday.

He explained that the victims were going back to Allawa town in Shiroro LGA from Pandogari town in Rafi LGA when bandits opened fire on their vehicles.

Adamu said, “The bandits planted land mines on the road. And on sighting a convoy of vehicles heading to Allawa from Pandogari, they (bandits) opened fire on the vehicles, killing six people, comprising four men and two women. Three people sustained injuries and two trucks loaded with foodstuffs were burnt down.

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Meanwhile, the Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, on Monday in Minna, while reacting to a protest over hardship, said, “On the issue of insecurity, I can rightly say that we have noticed a significant increase in security level in Niger State. Our farmers have gone back to their farms.”