Armed bandits have allegedly killed no fewer than 20 vigilantes in an ambush in Kotonkoro village of Mariga Local Government Area of Niger on Tuesday<\/p>\n
Also, the bandits reportedly attacked a military base in same area on Wednesday and one soldier was killed, while another was kidnapped.<\/p>\n
Confirming the incident in the area, the commandant of the vigilantes in the local government, Abu Hashimu, said the late vigilantes were returning from a search operation, when they were ambushed.<\/p>\n
According to him, 16 of his men were killed on the spot during the attack, while four others were shot dead while trying to escape from the bandits.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cthe slain vigilantes were returning from search operation when they were ambushed. 16 of them were killed on the spot while the bandits pursued 4 others who tried to escape and gun them down also\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bodies of the slain vigilantes have been recovered and a joint security operation comprising of military and vigilantes has gone in search of the bandits.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was further gathered that today (Thursday) the joint security team has entered the Dutse Magajiya forest in search of the bandits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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