Wednesday, August 14, 2024 –Bandits raided two farmhouses located on the outskirts of Sabon-Wuse community in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State.
It was gathered
that the gunmen attacked the farms in the early hours of Sunday, August 11,
2024.
According to the Daily Trust, the manager was
killed in one of the farms, while three staff working with the second farm were
abducted.
Commander of the security vigilante in the
council, Hussaini Abubakar, while confirming the incident to the publication on
Tuesday, August 13, said the bandits had first abducted the three people and
were on their way to leave the area when they were confronted.
“The manager was among the people that attempted
to confront the gunmen, but in the process, they shot him to death,” he said.
He said cows were not rustled from
any of the two facilities during the operation.
The vigilante leader who put the time of the attack at 2am,
said the gunmen were able to flee the area before the arrival of the police and
the vigilantes, who according to him, responded about 10 minutes later.
The
spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the
incident on Tuesday but said those abducted were two and that the police were
making efforts to rescue them
“On 11/8/2024 at about 0100hrs, information was
received that suspected armed men attacked a residence at Angwan-Aso, via
Sabon-Wuse,” the PPRO stated.
’The police patrol team attached to the Sabon-Wuse
Police Division led by the DPO moved to the scene, but the hoodlums had escaped
with the victims
“It was also observed that during the attack, the
hoodlums had an encounter with a security guard attached to a poultry farm in
the neighbourhood, but the guard sustained gunshot injuries, while two victims
were abducted
’Unfortunately, the injured victim was taken to the Umaru
Musa Yar’adua Hospital in the town, where he was confirmed dead. Efforts are
ongoing to rescue the abducted victims unhurt."
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