Tension In Abuja As Bandits Kidnap 12 In Village Near FCT

• The incident is the latest in spate of violence across Nigeria.

No fewer than 12 persons were kidnapped when rampaging bandits attacked Kwankwashe community in Suleja LGA of Niger state.

Ekohotblog reports that the assailants, 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, subduing the local vigilante that kept them at bay, before the police arrived in the area.

The incident is the latest in spate of violence across Nigeria.

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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.