Unidentified gunmen in the early hours of Thursday, November 4, 2021, invaded Haske Dabara community, Agwan Gwari Kwamba of Suleja local government area of Niger state abducting four women in the attack, The Nation is reporting.
An eyewitness said the gunmen entered the community at about 12.46 a.m. with gunshots that scared residents of the community.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Monday Kuryas, confirmed the incident in Minna, the state capital.
He added that the command was doing everything within its power to arrest the gunmen and secure the release of the four women.
In his words, “Yes it has happened at about 1 a.m. last night and already anti-kidnapping team, the army and vigilante had been deployed to rescue the victims.
“We will do everything humanly possible to apprehend all those miscreants undermining the peaceful coexistence among residents.”
The commissioner further solicited more working support from citizens by coming forward with intelligence information that could aid the security personnel deployed across the state in the ongoing fight against kidnapping, banditry and other criminal elements in the state.
“I am appealing to residents, especially rural dwellers, to come forward with credible information on movement of strange faces among them to the nearest security personnel for necessary security action”, he said.
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