Bandits have killed 13 persons on their farms at the Ijuwa fringes of the Alawa community of the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
The LGA Chairman, Akilu Isyaku, who confirmed the killing in Minna on Wednesday, said the bandits shot nine of the victims to death while four others were killed at a different location the same day.
A resident told newsmen that the bandits targeted the community over allegations that members supplied intelligence to security agencies on bandits’ movements.
Meanwhile, Niger State acting Governor Yakubu Garba described the attack as satanic and callous.
In a statement, the governor condoled with the affected families, community members, and the entire people of Shiroro LGA over the unfortunate incident.
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