By Ummi Ismaeel, Minna
No fewer than 10 armed bandits on Tuesday night abducted a popular businessman and injured two other persons in Ebbo community in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State.
Sources said that the kidnappers attacked the community at about 10pm, shooting sporadically into the air and in the process two villagers, who were in the market for the day’s businesses were injured.
The victim simply identified as Sule Isah (a sales boy) works for one Alhaji Abu Magaji. One of those that sustained injuries has been discharged from nearby health facility while the second person, the source said, was still in hospital responding to treatment.
The victim and his master run a mobile telepone shop in the locality which attracts huge customers on market days, the source said, hence he was targeted by the criminals.
A resident of the area, Luka Ndako, has expressed fears of attacks on his people especially on markets days and therefore solicited for improved security in the area to ward off any form of attacks on innocent people.
The people of Ebbo community have therefore solicited for improved security to forestall what they termed, ‘premeditated atacks by suspected armed bandits.