…abduct Taraba NLC chair’s wife, businessmanEnyioha Opara and Justin TyopuusuBandits on Thursday continued the attacks, which they started on Sunday, in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The PUNCH learnt that the bandits had sacked eight villages and displaced over 1,000 people. It was learnt that scores of people were killed in the sustained attacks, while several people, who were injured, were rushed to various hospitals. The Deputy Governor of Niger State, Ahmed Ketso, had on Wednesday read the riot act to the hoodlums. The deputy governor had said, “This administration frowns on any extra-judicial killing.

Source: Punch June 13, 2019 23:26 UTC