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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Gunmen, on Tuesday, kidnapped the village head of Maigemu and three other persons, after killing four people at Kwatan Nanido and Maigemu villages, in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State.<\/p>\n

Dr. Bulus Yari, a commercial bus driver, told DAILY POST in Kaduna that the bandits stormed the Local Government Area around 1.00am on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

He said among the abducted people were two housewives.<\/p>\n

According to him, the bandits, who came on motorcycles, operate from a forest, near River Benue.<\/p>\n

He said on several occasions, the bandits terrorised residents of the community, forcing fishermen and dry season farmers to abandon their businesses.<\/p>\n

Also confirming the bandits\u2019 attack, Chief of Mutumbiyu community, Justice Sani Muhammed (retd.), called for the deployment of soldiers to his domain to checkmate the activities of the bandits.<\/p>\n

He hailed the local vigilante for guarding their villages all through the night, as he called for more support from sister security agencies.<\/p>\n

Taraba State Police Command\u2019s Public Relations Officer, DSP Usman Abdullahi did not pick his calls and did not reply to text messages sent to him.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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