By SINL Reporter
No fewer than 17 persons are feared killed by bandits in Dukku community in Rijau local government area of Niger State.
According to Eyewitnesses, the attackers stormed the community at about 7:00 pm on Wednesday, and also attacked a bank at Kagara in Rafi local government area.
The attackers were said to have laid ambush on the community for several hours before unleashing mayhem on the people, Channels TV reported.
Those killed were mostly members of the local vigilante group in the area who had attempted to combat the gunmen but were overpowered.
A resident of the community revealed that the bandits numbering over 120 stormed the community on bikes with sophisticated weapons.
The Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Muhammed Sani Idris confirmed the incident.
He said people were killed, adding that the casualty figure was yet to be ascertained.
“Many people were killed quite okay. But, we cannot tell the exact number of persons that were killed. We are still trying to gather more facts on the incident, and as soon as we have an official figure, I would communicate to you,” Idris said.
