Bandits Shot Dead A Medical Doctor In Niger State

A group of bandits reportedly stormed Salka, a community in the Magama Local Government Area of Niger State and killed a medical doctor.

Reports reaching Naija News at this time confirmed that Precious Emeka Chineduwas shot dead at his clinic.

It was gathered that the bandits, numbering about five entered the village targeting the deceased. A resident of the community disclosed that the assailants abducted Chinedu from his clinic to an unknown destination before his corpse was found by a vigilante group hours later.

He said: “When they took the Doctor away, we reported to the police and the local vigilante. The vigilante later called us the following day saying that they have seen a corpse inside the bush and we were able to identify that of the doctor”.

When contacted on the incident, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Wasiu, was unable to respond to calls and text messages sent to him.

However, the Ohaneze Ndigbo, Niger state President, Chief Emmanuel Ezeugo, confirmed the incident. He appealed to relevant authorities to investigate the cause of the murder.