Five people have been killed and fifteen others kidnapped in Kagara town, Headquarters of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State.
Fifteen others sustained various degrees of injuries as a result of gunshots by bandits who invaded the town numbering over seventy on thirty-one motorcycles.
Two among the kidnapped victims escaped from their captives, shortly after they were taken away from the town.
An eye witness said the bandits took time firing gun shots on the residents before grouping themselves into three.
One of the groups was charged with robbing the bank. The two other groups moved from house to house robbing and kidnapping people.
The entire episode was said to have lasted until 11:00 in the night.
Many of the residents of Sabon Abuja in Kagara deserted their houses and passed the night in the bush.
The residents, who returned in the morning staged a protest, called on the police to change the Divisional Police Officer for his inability to mobilize his men to counter the bandits.
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The residents alleged that the policemen threatened to deal with them if they refused to disperse from the station.
AIT gathered that a team of policemen, including the Rafi Local Government Chairman, Ismail Modibbo, were in Kagara town to understudy the situation.
(Editor: Nkoli Omhoudu)
