Bandits

Gunmen suspected to be Bandits invaded the palace of Alhaji Ahmadu Attahiru, the Emir of Kagara in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, on Tuesday.

Sources told newsmen that the monarch was absent when the gunmen struck.

The source further revealed that the attack took place around Maghrib prayers.

The Emir reportedly left Kagara for a programme in Minna, the state capital, on Monday.

Africa Today News, New York gathered that the mobile network Service in Kagara was disconnected on Friday.

‘I cannot give you the details now. The people who called this evening are no longer reachable again. The network in Kagara has been disconnected since Friday.’

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‘I believe even those who called went to the bush to access network But it is true that the palace of Emir of Kagara was attacked,’ a Minna-based indigene of Kagara told newsmen.

Africa Today News, New York gathered that the Emir ascended the throne after the death of Alhaji Salihu Tanko, his predecessor.

Tanko died in Minna after a protracted illness in March.

Kagara became very popular among some Nigerians following the abduction of some students in the emirate.

 

AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK