Laleye Dipo in Minna
There seems to be no respite for some communities in Niger State as bandits continue to raid villages, abduct residents and loot property.
A the weekend, the bandits were in another part of the Niger East senatorial district, where they wreaked havoc on innocent people.
During the invasion of Kuchi town in Munya Local Government Area by about 50 heavily-armed criminals, 17 people, including the father and mother of the former council Chairman, Malam Yahuza Abdullahi, were abducted.
Those kidnapped, according to a report from the area, also include a medical doctor, two nursing mothers and their two-week-old babies.