‘We thought it was police’ – Residents recall deadly Bauchi bandit attack

Residents of Rafin Ciyawa village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State have recounted the harrowing moments suspected bandits invaded their community, killing two children, injuring six others and abducting three residents.
The midnight attack, which threw the community into panic, was confirmed by the Bauchi State Police Command on Wednesday.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, told DAILY POST that the attackers killed two children and abducted three people during the invasion.
He said personnel of the Village Rescue Committee and the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, supported by local hunters and vigilantes, had been deployed to the area to rescue the abducted victims and a...