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Politician, District Head, 2 Others Abducted In Niger State

A youth leader of the All Progressives Congress in Garin Gabbas in Rafi local government area of Niger State has been abducted by suspected bandits. 

The bandits also abducted the District head of Gunna in Yakila, also in Rafi local government with children of two health workers reportedly working at a Primary Health Care in the area.

The Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Ahmed Inga disclosed that several members of the communities are still missing, making it difficult to ascertain the number of other persons who might have been taken by the bandits.

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“We are still gathering details on the attacks,” Inga added.

A member of Yakila community, Zanna Sanusi also revealed that the assailants stormed the two communities on Thursday at about 2:30 am in large numbers.

Eko Hot Blog gathers that the two communities are still unsettled with bandits still laying siege on the communities.

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