Suspected bandits have ordered the residents of M.I Wushishi Property in Minna, the Niger State capital, to vacate the property or get killed.
The bandits suspected to be miners had been stated to have invaded the property when a lot of the male residents had gone to work breaking automobiles and home windows of homes.
A resident who pleaded anonymity on Monday stated the assault got here after residents had gone to report the matter at a neighbourhood police station.
The resident stated, “Hoodlums we suspect are miners within the neighbourhood have requested all of the residents of MI Wushishi Housing Property in Minna, the Niger State Capital to vacate their properties or get killed.
“These guys invaded the group in broad gentle, breaking window glasses. a number of automobiles had been additionally broken.”
He added, “You’ll know that the assault got here after residents reported to the police how unlawful miners locally have prompted harm to our properties.
“These guys instructed us that they had been coming for us and so they got here. They got here after most males had gone to work. Many high civil servants, together with administrators and everlasting secretaries, dwell within the property.
“I do know of many individuals who’ve moved out of the property this night for worry of the assaults. Nowhere is protected within the state. If bandits and terrorists should not chasing individuals from their properties it’s hoodlums and miners. The place is authorities for the Sake of Allah.”
When contacted on Tuesday, the Niger State Police Command spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the assault however famous that peace had returned to the property.
“On 02/09/2024 at about 1400hrs, a misery name was obtained that suspected unlawful miners, miscreants/thugs engaged in a battle and had been attacking homes at M.I Wushishi Property, Minna.
“Police patrol groups led by DPO Maitumbi moved to the scene and the miscreants had been dispersed, nevertheless, one particular person among the many gangs whose id is but to be identified was killed by the hoodlums, and was taken to the overall hospital morgue.
“In the meantime, normalcy was restored, investigation is ongoing to arrest the assailants and the patrol groups have been positioned within the space to forestall reoccurrence,” Abiodun acknowledged.