Armed bandits have killed one person and abducted a husband and wife during a pre-dawn attack on Makera town in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State.
Security sources said the incident happened around 2:30 a.m. on May 3, when armed men stormed the community along the Kontagora–Lagos highway.
Security analyst Zagazola Makama, posting on his X handle, said the attackers shot a man identified as Aminu Yusufa, who later died while receiving treatment in hospital.
“The attackers reportedly shot a man identified as Aminu Yusufa, who later died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Makera,” he wrote.
The assailants also kidnapped a couple, Alhaji Umaru Garba and Hajiya Marwa Umaru, and whisked them away to an unknown destination.
Police sources said the Divisional Police Officer quickly mobilised a joint team of officers and local vigilantes in response to the attack, while efforts are ongoing to rescue the victims and track the suspects.
In a separate development, residents of Woko community in Borgu Local Government Area successfully repelled another bandit attack on the night of May 2 at about 10:15 p.m.
The attackers reportedly entered the village shooting sporadically, but were met with resistance from residents who organised themselves to fight back.
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During the clash, one of the attackers was killed while others escaped with gunshot injuries.
A police tactical unit later arrived at the scene alongside local hunters and vigilantes, recovering the body of the dead bandit as well as a locally made firearm.
Security has since been reinforced in the affected areas as investigations into both incidents continue.