Peace Oladapo No fewer than six troops and several local vigilantes have been reportedly killed by terrorists in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
Sunday Telegraph gathered that the incident, which occurred on Saturday, also resulted in the abduction of an unknown Captain in the Nigerian Army.
Confirming the tragic incident, the Sokoto State Police Command said six people were killed in a deadly battle between vigilantes and terrorists at the state’s Gada weekly market on Thursday.
The command added that the bandits assaulted the soldiers’ Kukoki and Sarari camps in Niger State and opened fire.
Major General Abdullahi (rtd), the state Commissioner for Internal Security, did not answer calls as of the time of filing this report.
Additionally, the State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, could not be reached for comment at the time of filing this report.
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“I can confirm to you that we recovered six bodies suspected to be of Fulanis killed by the vigilantes left unattended on the market day on Thursday in Gada town,” he stated.
According to eyewitnesses, the incident began when a leader of the Gidan Hashimu village vigilante group attempted to arrest and interrogate a prominent cattle rustler who was seen lurking in the market. The Fulani tribe fought the march across the market.
At the height of the crisis, terrorists shot and killed the vigilante leader, resulting in retaliation assaults by vigilante members.
More than six individuals had been killed before the cops arrived at the market.
The vigilantes in the area, enraged by the death of their leader, launched retribution attacks against Fulani settlements in the area where over 50 people were said to have been displaced by the rogue gang.
