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Gunmen kill village head in Niger, remains buried in forest
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…Police arrest village head, 10 others for banditry
By Wole Mosadomi
The village head of Madaka in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, Zakari Ya’u Idris, has been reportedly killed by gunmen over the inability of his people to raise money demanded as ransom.
The octogenarian was in captivity for a week before he was finally killed.
He had earlier been abducted during which he spent about three months in the forest before he was released a month ago and re-abducted last Sunday before he was murdered.
It was gathered that the bandits got in touch with relatives of those abducted alongside the village head and demanded ransom.
The Chief of Staff to Council Chairman of Rafi Local Government, Mohammed Mohammed, confirmed the murder of Zakari Idris during a telephone conversation.
He said the bandits had earlier contacted the family of the deceased and demaded a ransom of N800, 000.
Mohammed, however, said five persons who were released after they paid their own ransom revealed that the Village Head of Madaka had been killed by the bandits.
According to him, those who gained their freedom said Zakari Idris was killed after going through torture in the hands of the gunmen, as they were always beating him.
They further disclosed that the remains of Zakari Idris was buried in the bush by the bandits.
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Gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked Madaka, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, killed the leader of a vigilante group in the community identified as Isyaku Alhassan, his son, Abdulhamid Isyaku and one other person.
Photo from the burial of the victims.
According to IgbereTV reports, the attack occurred between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm on Sunday, December 20. The attackers were said to have stormed the village on motorcycles, razed houses while shooting sporadically.
Confirming the incident, the Chief of Staff to the Hon Chairman, Rafi Local Government, Mallam Mohammed Mohammed, said that three persons were killed and the village head abducted during the attack that lasted about three hours.
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