The council boss, who spoke with journalist about the attack,
said that 2000 cattle were also rustled during the invasion.
Chairman of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State,
Sulaiman Dauda Chukwuba, has cried out over the kidnap of 32 persons from the
area by bandits on Saturday.
The council boss, who spoke with journalist about the
attack, said that 2000 cattle were also rustled during the invasion.
He further disclosed that the fleeing bandits were said to
have been prior to the incident chased away from Munya Local Government Area of
the state.
He added that scores of the armed bandits were sighted at a
community called Kusasu in Shiroro LGA from about 6:00am on Saturday, up till
about 6:00pm trying to cross the river leading to Shiroro Hydro Power Dam and
River Kaduna, with the rustled cattle in large numbers.
Chukuba said, “It is the boundary between Kaduna State and
Munya and Shiroro Local Government Areas of Niger State.
“We are calling on
the government and security agencies to come to our aid because of the dangers
posed by forest all around us."
The Niger State Police Command confirmed that there was an
attack on the village but did not comment on the kidnapped victims.
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