From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
Bandits have again attacked many communities leading to the abduction of unidentified number of people while several others were injured in Paikoro local government area of Niger state.
The incident occurred at about 2pm after Friday prayer, and Saturday morning when unidentified gunmen suddenly attacked the villages of Essan, Koitapi, Wuda, Loitapi among other localities in the area.
Reports revealed that the bandits who operated for several hours without interference, carted away cattle, motor cycles, cash, destroyed houses in the affected communities rendering them homeless while others scampered into the bush.
It was gathered that the armed men started shooting sporadically to scare the villagers at any village they arrived, and that the villagers were helpless due to lack of existing security agencies in the entire affected communities.
The Coordinator, Kaffin Koro Axis Concerned Youth, Maikarfi Sabastine has appealed to Governor Abubakar Sani Bello and security agencies to urgently come to the aid of the affected communities in order to reduce the hardship currently being experienced
It could be recalled that some aggrieved youths in the communities had burnt down the only police station at Kaffin Koro when bandits attacked and killed a reverend father sometimes ago. Since then, the criminals have been carrying out their neferous activities without intervention.
When contacted, the Niger State Command’s Police Public Relations Officer PPRO DSP Wasiu Abiodun assured to get the details and get back to our reporter. He was yet to do so at the time of filing in this report.
