The Police Command in Niger on Wednesday confirmed the abduction of 13 passengers by gunmen at Konar Barau village of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger state.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Monday Kuryas, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna, the state capital.

He said the gunmen also dispossessed the driver with N131,500.

The commissioner said already aggressive manhunt for the hoodlums had commenced and solicited the support of residents, especially those in rural areas, to assist the police with reliable information that could lead to the arrest of the miscreants.

“We appeal to residents to volunteer reliable information that could aid in apprehending miscreants in the state.

“We are doing everything humanly possible to ensure the protection of lives and property in our area of supervision.

“All we require from residents is vital intelligence information that could aid the security personnel deployed across the state on movement of dubious characters in their midst for necessary security action,” he said. ( NAN)

Sergio101:

We must eat the super nii, abi no be so??

it's now a norm in Nigeria that whenever it's time for super........ you must eat em with bad news of killing

Maxymilliano:
I sympathize with the abducted victims already ... I hope they make it out of the kidnapper's den as soon as possible without any psychological or emotional torture.

We know what a whole Emir went through after 32 days in the jungle with kidnappers

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