Bandits ‘demand N200m’ to free 19 people abducted in Niger State 

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Abductors of 19 persons from Kutunku village in Wushishi Local Government Area of Niger State have demanded a N200 million ransom to free their victims.

They made the demand on Wednesday evening in a telephone call to the village head, Ibrahim Yusuf, it was learnt on Thursday.

This as the State Government ordered the closure of public secondary schools for two weeks. The directive was given by Education Commissioner Hajiya Hannatu Salihu through a statement by the ministry’s spokesman, Mr. Jibrin Kodo.

The decision was taken Thursday at an emergency consultative meeting in Minna, the state capital.

Gunmen, believed to be bandits, invaded Kutunku community around 1am on Monday and abducted 19 residents, including six women.

They were said to have operated for at least two hours and trekked back to the bush where they parked their motorcycles. (The Nation)

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