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Armed bandits abduct two, injure others in Minna, demand N5m ransom Armed bandits abduct two, injure others in Minna, demand N5m ransom
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Armed bandits on Sunday night abducted two persons and injured several others in Maitumbi, a suburb of Minna in Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State.
About five hours after the incident which took place around 11 pm on Sunday, the bandits have demanded N5million as ransom from the families of the victims before they would be released.
Nigerian Tribune gathered that one of the abducted persons was believed to be the head of the local vigilante in the embattled Maitumbi community.
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Gunmen suspected to be armed bandits whose numbers were estimated at about 50, on Saturday night invaded Kuchi Community in Munya local government area of Niger State and kidnapped 17 people in an operation that lasted for almost two hours.
Among those kidnapped were the father and mother of the former chairman of the local government, Mallam Yahuza Mohammed, a medical doctor whose name was not immediately known as of the time of filing this report and two nursing mothers with their two weeks old babies.
A businessman popularly known as Alhaji Albakala who had earlier relocated from the community and now resident in Minna, the state capital had four of his family members abducted in an operation that took place at about 11:00 pm on Saturday.