Over one hundred vehicles and thousands of motorists were said to have been stranded in Yakila and Garun Gabas near Kundu in Rafi Local Government Area on Saturday as gunmen took over the Kontagora-Minna road of Niger State.

The armed bandits in their number, DAILY POST gathered, blocked both motorists and travellers along the road in an operation that lasted for about an hour.

It was learnt that while the operation lasted, there was no security presence close to rescue the situation, thereby leaving the travellers in panic.

However, an eyewitness told our correspondent that the bandits succeeded in abducting undisclosed number of persons.

“We were strand for some hours as the bandits took their time to operate. At the end of the operation, some number of persons were kidnapped. The development was so pathetic, as we all watched helplessly.

“We were all afraid because, there was nothing we could do. No security operative was around to help us. Even members of the communities all went into hiding. We are praying to God to help Niger and Nigeria to bring this situation to an end,” the source lamented.

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, promised to get back on the incident, but yet to do so as at the time of filing this report.

joinnow:
We were strand for some hours as the bandits took their time to operate. At the end of the operation, some number of persons were kidnapped. The development was so pathetic, as we all watched helplessly.

“We were all afraid because, there was nothing we could do. No security operative was around to help us. Even members of the communities all went into hiding. We are praying to God to help Niger and Nigeria to bring this situation to an end,” the source lamented.

They are not around BECAUSe
They are busy mounting roadblock every junctions and helping themselves by collecting N 100 from motorist in the east

benuejosh:
This nonsense will also pass away. Northerners were very good people till they got corrupted by guys from south south and also southeast. Kidnappings started in the South South region of Niger Delta and also South East. Niger Delta guys stopped their activities when the then Yar'Adua came to power but the South East guys saw that as a business to do and build houses in the villages and celebrate New year and till date, they do it. Buhari who is the messiah of Nigeria is not living any stone unturn till he has fully brought the activities of this criminals to zero.

Again, i won't be surprised if these guys are not Igbos. If they could hijack the EndSARS protest in Lagos, then they can do it in the North also. There's no were you won't find them in Nigeria.

benuejosh:
This nonsense will also pass away. Northerners were very good people till they got corrupted by guys from south south and also southeast. Kidnappings started in the South South region of Niger Delta and also South East. Niger Delta guys stopped their activities when the then Yar'Adua came to power but the South East guys saw that as a business to do and build houses in the villages and celebrate New year and till date, they do it. Buhari who is the messiah of Nigeria is not living any stone unturn till he has fully brought the activities of this criminals to zero.

Again, i won't be surprised if these guys are not Igbos. If they could hijack the EndSARS protest in Lagos, then they can do it in the North also. There's no were you won't find them in Nigeria.