Not less than 35 persons have been kidnapped with many cattle rustled by bandits in their latest attack on Chiri Boda and Fuka in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The attack, which was said to have occurred on Saturday, left some injured, while many villagers fled to the forest. READ ALSO: Three policemen arrested for extorting LASU student of N153,000 in OgunThe Chairman, Niger Concern Citizens, Muhammad Wana, made this known in Minna on Sunday. Wana lamented that 10 out of 15 wards in the Shiroro LGA were under the control of bandits. He said, “The five wards that are not under bandits’ control of bandits – Gusoro Zumba, Bongajiya, Bina, Sheyi lapa and Ubandoma – are mostly occupied by the Internal Displaced Persons seeking refuge.”Wana added that eight of the wards under bandits control were in riverine areas.

Source: Punch April 26, 2021 00:30 UTC