An unspecified number of bandits have been killed by villagers around Kutigi town, the Headquarters of Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State.
A combined team of vigilante groups, local hunters, and volunteers had succeeded in neutralizing the attempts by the gunmen to invade some communities.
Three members of the combined team have also lost their lives in a gunfire exchange with the bandits.
The gunmen had stormed the villages of Bobogi, Lagun, Kuyegi, Zhiluko, as well as David and Zhikpa, in the early hours of Tuesday.
According to a resident, the bandits in their hundreds were forced to retreat.
It was gathered that this is the second time communities in Lavun Local Government Area are foiling bandits’ attempt to kill and abduct some of their people.
