Reports reaching CAPITAL POST on Sunday, indicated that some gun men believed to be armed bandits stormed two farming communities in Lapai Local Government Area killing 15 farmers abducting dozens of locals.
The gun men were said to have invaded Ebbo and Evuti communities in the early hours of Sunday killing 15 of the farmers who were working on their farm.
It was reliably gathered that the armed men were said to have invaded the two communities in their large numbers on motorcycles numbering 75 with each carrying three passengers.
It was further gathered that the daredevil armed bandits on arrival in the both communities started shooting sporadically which resulted in the killing of the 15 locals.
The armed men, it was gathered have been laying heavy siege on the both communities in the last three days before wrecking havoc on the communities in the early hours of Sunday.
Findings revealed that the armed men were said to have invaded the communities through the Logo and FCT axis which have common boundaries with Lapai, the headquarters of the two communities.
They were said to have escaped the massive onslaught launched on them by the combined team of security forces in FCT .
Some farming communities in Niger State came under heavy attack of armed bandits in the last two weeks killing several numbers of farmers and abducting many locals.
In the last two weeks, a traditional ruler in Mariga Local Government Area was killed by some gang of armed bandits for his refusal to allow his subjects to pay the ransom of N50 million demanded from the communities who are mostly farmers
The Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs in Niger State, Mr. Emmanuel Umar could not be reached for his comments, as at the time of filling this report.
However, the Secretary to the Government of Niger State (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane who neither confirm nor denied the report only said, “I will get back to you when I receive the details of the reports.
“For now, I cannot really give you the information as I’m yet to receive the complete details of thereport. I will get across to you please.”
