Armed bandits, on Monday, killed 15 persons including a policewoman in Beri, a town in Bobi district of Mariga Local Government of Niger State.
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According to Channels Television, local vigilantes were able to kill five of the bandits.
It was gathered that the invaders burnt down Beri police station, leading to several people being injured in a resulting stampede.
It was reported that another set of bandits stormed the Garin-Gabas on the same day, during which they encountered strong opposition from the youths of the town.
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The number of casualties on both sides is yet to be ascertained.
Some bandits also reportedly raided Ungwan Bako in the Kotonkoro district of Mariga local government, abducting many people, mostly women and children.
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) confirmed the incidents but did not give details.
Meanwhile, the state government said it is taking measures to ensure the release of Islamic school children abducted by bandits in Tegina, Rafi local government on Sunday.
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Giving an update on the abduction to journalists at the Government House, the deputy governor, Ahmed Ketso, disclosed that the government is on pursuit of the bandits and efforts are being put in place to identify the abductors.
Ketso said though the number of the kidnapped school children is not fully ascertained, efforts by security agencies to secure their release have been intensified.
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