Bandits Kill Police Officer, Four Others In Fresh Attack In Niger State

Again, bandit terrorists have killed an officer of the Nigerian Police Force in a Niger State community.

The fresh attack according to reports, happened on Saturday, April 16 in Gwada, a community in the Shiroro Local Government Area of the State.

Naija News learnt that the terrorist invaded the community in their hundreds, killing a police officer and four other persons.

The area attacked is reportedly about 20km away from Minna, the State capital.

A yet to be ascertained number of people were kidnapped and also an unconfirmed number of cattle were whisked away by the gunmen.

The other persons that lost their lives in the attack include two women and two children, all members of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp, taking refuge at the Gwada IDPs camp displaced from the Zumba area of the Council.

A source who confirmed the incident to Daily Post in Gwada revealed that the victims lost their lives when the vehicle they were travelling in was shot at by the bandits in their bid to stop it.

However, the source said the policeman died during a gunfire exchange between the Joint Security Taskforce and the gunmen.

“During the fierce battle by the two sides, one police personnel was killed, as well as one of the gunmen. Many of the bandits ran away with bullet wounds and six motorcycles belonging to the gunmen have been recovered”, the source reportedly said.

The State Commissioner for Local Government and Internal Security, Mr Emmanuel Bagna Umar, could not be reached for confirmation of the incident as of when the report was filed in.

However, the State Police Command, through the Public Relations Officer, PRO, DSP Wasiu Abiodun confirmed the incident, saying that information was received that armed bandits attacked the Kaduna village via Gwada, Shiroro LGA yesterday.

According to Abiodun, “the police tactical team and other security agencies, with vigilante were mobilized to the area and the hoodlums were repelled”.

However, he explained that details of the incident are still sketchy, while reinforcement has been dispatched to Gwada and that normalcy had been restored

Also, a senior official of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, who would not want his name mentioned, confirmed the attack.