Pandemonium As Bandits Attack Magistrate In Niger State, Abduct Passengers

Armed bandits have attacked a Niger State Magistrate, Benjamin Zakari, along the Kontagora-Tegina Highway, leaving him injured and abducting several travellers.

The incident occurred as Magistrate Zakari, who serves in the Rijau Magisterial Division, was returning from a one-day workshop held at Azahrah International Hotel in Minna.  
 
Eyewitnesses reported that the bandits blocked the busy highway, opened fire on vehicles, and struck the magistrate in the leg as he attempted to flee.

For nearly three hours, the armed gang terrorized the road, forcing vehicles to halt. 

They reportedly abducted passengers into a nearby forest and left four other travellers with injuries.