BEVERLY HILLS, September 04, (THEWILL) – The Police in Niger State have confirmed the killing of eleven persons in Wednesday’s attack by gunmen at Kagara, in Rafi local government area of the state.
Confirming the deaths, the Niger State Police boss, Adamu Usman said six of the attackers were killed by policemen.
Usman, however, revealed that a policeman, a private security guard, a local vigilante and one resident were killed by the gunmen, while a boy died of shock.
CP Usman said, the gunmen were unable to gain access into the bank due to heavy firepower from the Policemen
Meanwhile, 17 persons were feared killed by bandits in Dukku community in Rijau local government area of the State. Eyewitnesses said the attackers stormed the community at about 7:00 pm on Wednesday. The attackers were said to have laid ambush on the community for several hours before unleashing mayhem on the people.
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 told THEWILL that the bandits numbering over 120 stormed the community on bikes with sophisticated weapons.
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Confirming the incident, Niger State Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Muhammed Sani Idris said, people were killed, but 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.
