12:21 16/07/2015
Minna - Eleven persons have been confirmed killed after the
invasion and attack on some villages in Shiroro local government of
Niger state by armed cattle rustlers, reports Vanguard.
The cattle rustlers attacked the villages and carted away several cows belonging to the villagers
Some
youthful local vigilantes chased the rustlers and confronted them
resulting in the killing of eight of the rustlers while three of the
vigilantes also lost their lives.
The lawmaker representing Niger East, Senator David Umaru, visited the villages.
He decried the activities of the cattle rustlers and urged the government to tighten security in the area.
Read more at Vanguard.
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