Suspected bandits have killed one Malam Usman Sarki, the Village Head of Zazzaga in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
This was disclosed to newsmen on Wednesday by a community leader who pleaded anonymity for his security.
The community leader told newsmen in Munya that the suspected bandits launched the attack on Zazzaga and adjoining communities in the night on Tuesday.
The source said that an unspecified number of farmers, including women, were also kidnapped.
According to the source: “The attack was launched in the night on Tuesday.
“They shot the village Head of Zazzaga, Malam Usman Sarki, dead and kidnapped many others.
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“For now, we cannot give the exact number of people they took away.
“They also rustled many cattle, goats and sheep belonging to us.”
When contacted, the spokesman of the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident.
Abiodun, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, however, said that he was yet to get the full details of the alleged attack by the suspected bandits.
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