Heavily armed terrorists on Wednesday launched an attack on Ibeto town in Magama Local Government Area of Niger State, abducting a prominent lawyer, Barrister Isyaku Muhammed Danjuma, along with several residents.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary, with the attackers reportedly operating in broad daylight.
A family source told SaharaReporters that the gunmen invaded the community in large numbers, wielding sophisticated weapons.
“A lot of them, armed with dangerous weapons and guns even bigger than those used by security operatives, entered our town today.
“They were targeting prominent people to abduct. That was how they came for Barrister Isyaku Muhammed Danjuma.
“He is currently with them. They took him into the bush. These bandits operated openly for hours without any police or army to rescue us,” the source said.
The report revealed that Barrister Isyaku had posted on his Facebook page about the terrorists’ invasion shortly before his abduction, writing, “Independence Day but bandits are here in Ibeto running riot.”
His associate, Mohd Gbedako Ndatsu, later confirmed the development under the lawyer’s post, writing:
“Please when you come across this post, pray for him because I just received devastating news now that the poster has been kidnapped.”
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