By Laleye Dipo
No fewer than 30 villagers were Monday kidnapped in Kutunku village in Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger State.
A reliable source told THISDAY on telephone that the heavily armed bandits stormed the village on foot and rounded up the villagers.
The bandits were said to have hidden their motorcycles in an orchard close to the village and from there trekked to their target, a development that did not arouse the suspicion of the villagers until it was late.
“They forced them to trek along with them to their camp,” the source said, adding that the bandits are yet to contact families of those kidnapped.
Armed bandits have allegedly kidnapped 49 persons in Rafi and Wushishi Local Governments Areas of Niger State. DAILY POST gathered that the bandits rode
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Matawalle’s Thirst For Peace In Zamfara
Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has said he is ready to resign if it will lead to peace in Zamfara. Nigerian politicians rarely leave public office voluntarily, so while his resignation is not expected, the comment is a metaphor for how seriously he wants to be taken on his desire to secure Zamfara.
The Governor, who appeared on Wednesday as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, also approved of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘no-fly-zone’ if it will end insecurity in the region, although he was displeased that he had not been consulted before the directive was issued.
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On Tuesday night, tension raged the Osogbo/Ibokun highway as some suspected herdsmen killed a traveller and abducted many passengers along the same route.
The incident, according to The Nation, occurred around 7:30 pm after Aje Bamidele village in Obokun Local Government Area, Osun State.
A villager who wanted his identity to be masked told the publication, “We heard several gunshots and we saw that vehicles plying the road were making U-turn.
“I got to know that they killed one traveller while they abducted others.”
Confirming the report, the Field Commander of Osun State Amotekun Corps, Comrade Amitolu Shittu, said:
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