Two soldiers have been shot by the bandits in Allawa Community in Shiroro local government area of Niger state during an invasion
Nigeriacrime.com gathered that the soldiers who were drafted to maintain security in the Communities were shot when they invaded the hideout of the terrorists to secure the release of those abducted by the bandits a few days ago.
The bandits had invaded the community on Tuesday and succeeded in abducting four villagers who were said to be returning from their farms.
The bandits who were said to have run short of food and fuel sent one of the abductees to the market to purchase the items.
The bandits had also threatened to eliminate those left in their captivity in case the “errand man” failed to return with the items- food and fuel.
A source who resides in the community but spoke on the condition of anonymity said the Security keeping vigil in the area became suspicious of the abducted man, especially with the volume of fuel and food items purchased and had to trail him to his destination.
However, the bandits who noticed the security as they approached the forest opened fire on them while the security also responded.
During the crossfire, two of the soldiers were gunned down and were immediately rushed to the health center by their colleagues.
One of the soldiers however gave up the ghost on Thursday night while the other is recuperating in one of the hospitals.
As a result of the exchange of fire, the bandits took to their heels while the abductees eventually regained their freedom.
Meanwhile, Allawa town has been condoned off by the security task force as people were prevented from going out or coming into the community.
Efforts to get a reaction from the Public Information Officer of the 31 Artillery Brigade in Minna proved abortive just as the Commissioner of Internal Security in the state, Emmanuel Umar could not be reached.