Hunters in Niger state have succeeded in killing at least 47 bandits wrecking havoc in Shiroro communities in the state.
The hunters, according to reports, raided a riverside community in Magami, between Shiroro and Rafi Local government areas on Wednesday, neutralizing the bandits.
Security sources said the community, which is closed to a river, has been used as hideouts by the marauding bandits,
A police intelligence officer confirmed to PRNigeria that several bandits also fled with gunshot wounds, aside from those killed.
“I can tell you for a fact that the bandits met their waterloo. At least 47 of them were eliminated by the hunters who participated in the operation,” he said.
It is not clear if the hunters are part of the recently inaugurated Niger Special Vigilante Corps (NSVC) which was formulated by the police and the state government to streamline the activities of all local security outfits into one special corps.
On June 2021, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello inaugurated the corps in state, saying that the activities of banditry would not intimidate the people or the government as they would not allow bandits to change the style of living of the people.
