Bandits and gunmen are returning to criminal activity after an apparent lull in murderous activity during the general election and the cash shortages that have plagued the country.
Yesterday they wreaked havoc in at least five states, including Niger, Kaduna, Kogi, Adamawa and Bayelsa, leaving dozens dead and 34 of his people kidnapped, including two police officers. They also carried away guns and ammunition.
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Bandits kill 2 villagers, kidnap 34, flee with guns in Niger
Seven days after he killed seven people and kidnapped 26, robbers broke into the local government area of Mashegu, Niger on Sunday night.
This time they murdered two of his villagers and kidnapped two police officers and over 32 of his villagers. The bandits reportedly went straight to the Ibi police station in Masegh, attacked a police officer on duty, and took two officers away.
After dismissing the police officers on duty, the bandits reportedly looted the station's armory and carried away the guns and ammunition.
A trusted local source told Vanguard that he had as many as 32 people kidnapped from different villages within the community. All the kidnapped villagers were taken to Ibi Forest.
"The incident occurred approximately 24 hours after an unidentified plane flew over the community and police station. Some of the areas invaded are the cities of Ibbi and Mazakka.
“According to statistics, 15 of the abductees are from Mazakka town and nine from Ibbi town, all of whom, including the kidnapped police officers, were taken to the forest and have not yet been traced,” the source said. clarified.
Local vigilantes from Mokwa and Newbussa chased the bandits into the woods and engaged in an hour-long firefight.
Unfortunately, the vigilante leader was killed by bandits, and it is said that some bandits were also killed by vigilantes.
The commander's remains were taken to his village and buried. All attempts to contact the Commissioner for Internal Security and Humanitarian Affairs Emmanuel Oumar failed, and the spokesperson for the State Police Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, was also unreachable.
His Alhaji Umar Igede, chairman of the Masegh LGA, has cried out about constant attacks against the local government over the past two months, calling for government rescues as villagers flee their ancestral homes and he seeks refuge with IDPs. I was asking you to come to Increase camp population.
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In Kogi, armed groups attacked the Oganenugu community in Dekina LGA on Saturday, killing dozens of villagers.
The gunmen reportedly entered the village in the dead hours of the night and began firing at everyone in sight. James Adah, the district chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), was also shot.
Reacting to the development, Governor,Yahaya Bello called for calm over the attacks on communities in Oganenugu Ward of Dekina LGA by suspected herdsmen.
Describing the attacks as “vile and satanic” the governor said the attacks were “calculated assault on the peace-loving people of Oganenugu who have enjoyed relative peace and security.”
Bello said his administration would continue to phase out crisis entrepreneurs from the state and ensure that those involved shall be brought to book under the laws.
He said the attacks were shocking, and that “government will never bow to the machinations of heartless elements in its resolves to rid the state of criminals.”
He commiserated with the people, particularly the families of James Adah and others affected by the “ugly and unfortunate attacks.”
Governor Bello advised the people not to take laws into their hands as security agencies had been deployed to the troubled areas to ensure safety and restore normns.
Meanwhile, the member representing Yagba Federal Constituency of Kogi State and Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise, Elder Leke Abejide, expressed displeasure over the herdsmen attack on the people of Oganenigwu
Abejide, a front-line governorship aspirant on the platform of African Democratic Congress, ADC, said he was saddened over the “satanic attack” on the people of Edede, Aloko, Ojapata and other communities in Oganeniugu which led to loss of lives and burning of properties in the area.
Commiserating with the people, he said: “This is the reason I’m clamouring for local government to be given full autonomy to be able to secure their environment and know who are within the community and more importantly, those living within their farms and forests. “If the resources were there, with the help of traditional rulers and chiefs, we would be able to get enough immigrants into towns, bushes, farms, and forests through local census to determine immigration to communities and farms. must be secured.
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