Niger: 3 Kidnappers Killed As Bandits Abduct Electoral Commission Member, Ex-Education Boss, Others

Bandits person abducted a commissioner of Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC), Ahmed Mohammed, erstwhile president of the State Universal Education Board (NSUBEB). Alhaji Bawa Niworo and scores of passengers.

It was learnt that fleeing bandits from Kwara State stopped vehicles connected the Mokwa-New Bussa Road successful the state’s Ibbi Mashegu section authorities area.

LEADERSHIP gathered that among those abducted were the commissioner 7 of NSIEC, Ahmed Mohammed and Alhaji Bawa Niworo, erstwhile president of NSUBEB, who were successful their abstracted cars during the bandits’ ambush.

It was gathered that scores of the passengers were abducted from galore vehicles and taken done the wood adjacent Ibbi precocious connected Monday.

The authorities constabulary bid spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun confirmed to LEADERSHIP that suspected equipped men attacked the constabulary nipping constituent on Ibbi-Bussa Road, the constabulary tactical squad engaged and repelled the hoodlums, and successful the process, the constabulary patrol conveyance was damaged with gunshots, portion 1 of the policemen sustained gunshot wounded and helium was taken to a adjacent infirmary for aesculapian treatment.

“Unfortunately, the fleeing equipped men aboriginal blocked the roadworthy up of the constabulary nipping constituent and abducted immoderate passengers on the roadworthy from astir 3 vehicles”, helium added.

He stated that the Police Command has mobilised much tactical teams with different information agencies, and vigilante members trailing the suspected kidnappers with a presumption to rescuing the abducted victims and imaginable apprehension of the hoodlums.

Meanwhile, successful different development, the PPRO said that, successful continuation of the Police Command’s clearance operations successful immoderate identified suspected kidnappers’ hideouts and based connected quality received, the Command’s Special Task Team (STT), with vigilante members, carried retired a clearance cognition wrong Kokolo wood via Kawo-Auna colony successful the Magama section authorities area.

He said, “During this operation, the squad stormed the forest, encountered the hoodlums and engaged them successful a weapon battle. Fortunately, 3 among the suspected kidnappers were neutralised and others escaped into the wood with gunshot injuries, portion a unfortunate was rescued”.