Bandits kill 13, raze police station in Niger community
Esther Idowu
Bandits have killed 13 people including a police officer when they attacked Beri town in Bobi district of Niger State and burnt down a police station.
It was learnt that the attack was reported by the Niger State Emergency Management Agency in a memo on Monday and came barely a day after about 200 students were kidnapped from a school in Niger State.
The agency reported that many people were injured during the attack.
The bandits also attacked Unguwan Malam Bako in Kotonkoro district and abducted an unconfirmed number of people, the agency added.
According to the agency, the names of the deceased are Idris Ahmed Kwata; Hadiza Umaru Tunga; Momi Dalladi; Ibrahim Dalkadi; Yau Dalladi; Saadiya Garba; Garba Umar Tashanjirgi; Hussaini Shuaib; Ayuba Garba; Abdullahi Jodi; Alhaji Isah Kasakohi, and Fatima Nasiru Kwata.
Niger State, the largest in the country, is one of the worst affected states by banditry in all parts of the country.
In a statement on Sunday, the state governor, Abubakar Bello described the state of insecurity as a ‘war situation’.
He said: “The situation has reached crisis level, in fact it’s a war situation that we have to confront without further delay.”
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