12 abducted as bandits attack Niger’s border town with Abuja

Some bandits have abducted 12 residents during a late-night attack in Kwankwashe community in Suleja LGA of Niger state.

The attackers who stormed the village at about midnight on Wednesday were also said to have killed an unidentified man.

They reportedly operated for over an hour, resisting the local vigilante that intervened, before the police arrived in the area.

TheCable could not immediately get the Niger police command to comment on the incident, which is the latest in a spike in violence across Nigeria.

The community attacked is located about 30 minutes to Abuja, where authorities have been on the alert after the bandits overran some communities in Niger.

Abubakar Bello, the governor, had also confirmed that some members of the Boko Haram sect sacked some communities and hoisted their flag in Kaure, Shiroro LGA of the state.

In response to the threat, and in an effort to protect the nation’s capital, the national assembly had summoned service chiefs and sought the recruitment of more security personnel, among other recommendations.

The police in the federal capital territory also began aggressive patrols particularly in areas with difficult terrain.