8 Gone As Bandits Invade Communities In Niger 

It is another gloomy day in Niger State as the total of eight persons have been allegedly killed and severely injured in coordinated attacks by rampaging armed bandits in over ten villages in Lavun Local Government Area of the State.

Mouthpiece News Nigeria covers that the affected villages include Egbako, Ndaruka, Ebbo, Ndagbegi, Tshogi, Gogata, Ndakogitu, Satisu, Yekoko, Satifu and Sokiara communities in the Council.

Taoheed says the unknown bandits are about 100, striked the villages like storm on Saturday at 4 pm and are amazing it is that that they are still operating till today, Sunday.

Mouthpiece News NGR learnt that they searched each community and wrecked havoc on the residents and carted away ample cattle.

In an interview with one source that we put under anonymity, he said that the bandits killed one person each at Ebbo, Tsonfadagabi, Tsogi and Kanko communities.

The source also added that at Gbacitagi community, the bandits stormed the venue of a wedding ceremony and abducted the bride as well as one other girl.

According to him, the gunmen destroyed vehicles of well-wishers and other properties as well as carted away all monies realized at the wedding ceremony and rustled a number of cattle belonging to the villagers.

However, while heading out of Gbacitigi community towards Akere community in Wushishi Local Government Area with the rustled animals, it was gathered that they got stranded as the only bridge connecting the village with Akere had collapsed.

The gunmen’s move to force the animals into the river failed, prompting them to abandon them and turn back and attack Satisu, Yekoko, Satifu and Sokiara.