Armed Bandits Kidnap 50 On Tegina-Minna Road Rafi Niger State

Over fifty persons were said to have been kidnapped by armed bandits along the Tegina-Minna road in Rafi Local Government of Niger state.

The incident, it was gathered occured, Tuesday, when the three commercial vehicles conveying nine passengers including the drivers ran into the road block at Kundu set up by the bandits.

A source told reporters that the passengers in the three cars were kidnapped and conveyed to an unknown location and the vehicles were left by the road side.

Similarly, in a associated improvement, armed bandits also attacked Gidigoro metropolis in Rafi council and kidnapped some villagers, burnt five motors and went away with valuables.

Also, one man or woman was killed and plenty of others kidnapped while bandits unleashed terror on Manta city, Shiroro nearby government on Monday night.

The bandits, gathered, additionally ransacked the houses of the villagers and stole their nutrition and different valuables.

Efforts to get the reaction of the country Police Command failed as on the time of submitting this file, because the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Wasiu Abiodun did no longer choose calls positioned via his line.

However, a senior government official who does now not need the call stated, said up until this second, not anything has been heard from the bandits for the government to know the identities of these kidnapped.

The improvement got here barely one week after bandits launched the kidnapped Kagara boys.