BREAKING: Passengers feared kidnapped in Niger

Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted over fifty persons along the Tegina-Minna road in Rafi Local Government of Niger State.

Mouthpiece NGR gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday evening. 

It was learnt the three commercial vehicles conveying nine passengers including the drivers ran into the road block at Kundu set up by the bandits.

A source disclosed that the passengers in the three cars were kidnapped and conveyed to an unknown location and the vehicles were left by the road side.

In a related development, armed bandits also attacked Gidigoro town in Rafi council and abducted some villagers, burnt five cars and went away with valuables.

Also, one person was killed and many others kidnapped when bandits unleashed terror on Manta town, Shiroro local government of Niger State on Monday evening.

The bandits reportedly ransacked the houses of the villagers and stole their foodstuff and other valuables.

Efforts to get the reaction of the state Police Command failed as at the time of filing this report, as the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Wasiu Abiodun did not pick calls put through his line.