No fewer than 30 persons have been killed by bandits, who sneaked from their hideout in Kaduna State. into Kachiwe and adjourning villages in Sarkin Pawa headquarters of the Munya Local Government Area of Niger state.

The Secretary to the Government of Niger State, Alhaji Ahmed Matane, while confirming the attack, said he bandits went into about three communities; burnt one of the villages completely, adding that the state government was not resting on its laurels to rid the state of crime and criminality.

Similarly, the Commissioner of Police in Niger State, Mr Monday Kuryas, also confirmed the attack, promising that men of the Police command have been mandated to fish out the culprits of the highly irrepressible and. 

A source from one of the villages said more than 30 people were killed because they raided many communities in the area.