Armed bandits attacked and killed two mobile Policemen, two aged women and injured many others at Komponi Bobi in Mariga local government area of Niger State.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday night when the bandits had stormed the community on 17 motorcycles carrying two persons each and started the attack in Makura village at about 10pm before moving to three other communities before Friday morning.
According to DAILY POST, a source revealed that after unleashing terror on the communities, the bandits rustled cows and sheep.
The bandits afterwards moved to a construction site on the new road of Kompani Bobi near the mobile policemen and killed two of the officers.
The source added that as dawn came, the hoodlums started shooting sporadically into the air and in the process shot three women and injured many others.
It was also gathered that the three women were wives of a man who was travelling with his family to Kontagora and was caught up in the attack.
Two of the women reportedly died from the gunshots while the third one sustained injury and is currently receiving medical attention in a private hospital.