NIGER ATTACK: BANDITS KILLED ONE, KIDNAPPED HUSBAND AND WIFE
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed one person and kidnapped a husband and wife during an early morning attack on Makera town in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State.
Reports revealed that the gunmen stormed the community located along the Kontagora–Lagos highway around 2:30 am on May 3.
In a post on X, security expert Zagazola Makama revealed that the attackers shot a man identified as Aminu Yusufa, who later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Makera.
The same group also abducted a couple, Alhaji Umaru Garba and Hajiya Marwa Umaru, and took them to an unknown location.
Security sources said the Divisional Police Officer quickly mobilised a joint team of police officers and local vigilantes to respond to the incident.
Efforts are currently underway to rescue the kidnapped victims and track down
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