By Muhammad Sabiu
A gun duel between suspected bandits and vigilantes in the Mayaki community in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State has led to the death of two people.
According to the Daily Trust newspaper, the two victims were on the side of the vigilantes.
Confirming the death of his members, the Lapai division commander of vigilante corps, Muhammadu Ibrahim, said, “It is true that we lost two of our men during a patrol in an ambush by the bandits around Mayaki forest.”
He added that they had deployed their men to launch a manhunt for the suspected gunmen.