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JUST IN: Gunmen Kidnap 19 Persons in Niger State

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4 years ago

Dec 14, 2020.

Nineteen persons have been kidnapped by gunmen in Ogu and Tegina communities in Rafi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State.

Ekohotblog gathered that he Chief of Staff (CoS) to Rafi LGA Chairman, Mohammed Mohammed, confirmed the incident on Monday.

Narrating the incident, a resident of Ogu, Kamal Wayam, said that the attackers stormed the community on Sunday morning and started shooting into the air.

“The gunmen in their large number arrived in Ogu on motorcycles and before we knew what was happening, they started shooting into the air.

“They ransacked people’s houses and whatever valuable they could lay their hands on, they carted away,” Wayam said during his conversation with Mohammed.

He added, “They also abducted six persons from Ogu. Four of the persons abducted were members of one family while the other two were visitors to the community.”

Ogu is a settlement close to Wayam, another community about two kilometres from Kagara, the headquarters of Rafi LGA.

Efforts to reach the police authorities to confirm the incident proved abortive as the Police Public Relations Officer in Niger, Wasiu Abiodun, did not pick his calls or respond to messages sent to him.

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