Four Chinese and several workers have been reportedly
abducted by gunmen at a mining site in Ajata Aboki village in Shiroro LGA of
Niger state.
The incident was said to have occurred around 4pm on
Wednesday.
Emmanuel Umar, commissioner for internal security and
humanitarian affairs, confirmed the abduction in a statement on Thursday.
Umar said many of the joint security operatives mobilised to
the area sustained injuries, adding that the number of casualties is yet to be
confirmed.
He said some of the gunmen were killed during the rescue
effort, and that some security operatives were rescued and taken to a
government medical centre for treatment.
“Niger state government wishes to confirm that on 29/6/2022
at about 1600hrs, based on a distress call received that armed
bandits/terrorists invaded a mining site located at Ajata Aboki village via
Gurmana Ward of Shiroro LGA and a joint security team were mobilized to the
scene in response to the distress call,” the statement reads.
“Consequently, the joint security team engaged the
terrorists and there were yet to be determined number of casualties from both
sides.
“However, a yet to be
ascertained number of workers in the mining site including four Chinese
nationals were reported to have been abducted.
“Security forces mobilized reinforcement for the manhunt of
the remaining terrorists as some of them were neutralized and rescue of the
injured victims including security personnel that sustained various degrees of
injuries have been taken to a government medical facility in the state for
treatment.
“While the Niger state government commiserates with the
heads of security agencies in the state and the families of the slain
personnel, the state government assures that their sacrifices will not go in
vain.
“The state government acknowledged all the efforts of the
joint security operatives and that of the communities in the State towards
taming the spate of insecurity in some parts of the state, hence, security
personnel are enjoined not to be discouraged in discharging their sacred duties
of protecting citizens against all forms of threats as government will continue
to be steadfast in providing them with the needed support in all
ramifications.”
The commissioner added that the governor ordered the
security agencies to go all-out to ensure that the gunmen are arrested and the
abducted victims rescued.
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