Security personnel’s killed many bandits and rescue twenty people in Niger

By Muhammad Umar Shehu

Many bandits have been reportedly killed during a gun dual between duel by a team of police, military and vigilantes in Magama local government area of Niger state.

The Niger state police command’s public Relations officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun said large herds of cattle were also recovered and twenty kidnapped victims remained their freedom.

Wasiu also said the security personnels recovered one AK-47 magazine with thirty round of live ammunition, seven handsets and one Homda motorcycle.

In his remarks DSP Wasiu explained that communities in Magama local government have been under bandits siege for the past few days, forcing residents to flee to Kantagora, the headquarters of Kantagora local government area.