Bandits K!ll One, Kidn∆p Couple In Niger Att∆ck As Villagers Repel Separate Raid

Armed bandits have killed one person and kidnapped a husband and wife during an early morning attack on Makera town in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State.

According to police sources, the attack occurred around 2:30 am on May 3, when the gunmen stormed the community located along the Kontagora–Lagos highway.

Zagazola Makama, a security expert in the Lake Chad region, shared on his X handle that the attackers reportedly shot a man identified as Aminu Yusufa, who later died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Makera.

The same group also abducted a couple, Alhaji Umaru Garba and Hajiya Marwa Umaru, and took them to an unknown location.

Security sources said the Divisional Police Officer quickly mobilised a joint team of police officers and local vigilantes to respond to the incident.