This comes some days after the Niger State Governor, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello visited the vigilante group and assured them that government would equip them in order to enable them fight bandits.

The incident was confirmed by the Commandant of the vigilantes in the local government, Abu Hashimu.

In his submission, he said;

“The slain vigilantes were returning from search operation when they were ambushed. 16 of them were killed on the spot while the bandits pursued four others who tried to escape and gunned them down also.”