A son of the Emir of Kontagora, Bashar Saidu Namaska and other yet to be identified people have been killed in bandit attack on the emir’s farm along Zuru road in Kontagora local government area of Niger State.
An unspecified number of cows were rustled in the incident that happened on Wednesday, according to a source closed to the family.
The source said the late Bashar was the Sardauna of Kontagora, and bad been holding forth for his father, Sarkin Sudan, Alhaji Saidu Namaska, who has been sick.
He said an official announcement will soon be made by the Niger state government.
The Niger state police command is yet to confirm the incident.