No fewer than 13 people have been killed in an attack by suspected bandits in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State on Tuesday.
Making a clarification of the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, said that 13 persons were killed as against 37 reported by some media outlets.
The victims were said to be harvesting crops on their farm in Nakundna village, Shiroro Local Government Area when the incident occurred.
The attack, according to a statement by Governor Abubakar Bello, spilled over to another village named Wurukuchi.
Abiodun, who said the incident could not be immediately attended to because of the rough terrain and lack of communication network in the area, said a police tactical team led by the Area Commander in Shiroro had been drafted to the area.
A statement issued by Governor Bello’s media aide, Mary Noel-Berje, said the attacks were barbaric, insane, inhuman and unacceptable.
The statement said: “The governor commiserates with the victims of the attacks which occurred in Nakudna and Wurukuchi communities.
“He shared in the pains and grief of the victims, reiterating that more decisive actions would be taken to guarantee the lives of the inhabitants of the vulnerable communities.”
