Armed bandits have allegedly stormed Gwada community, in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State in their hundreds, resulting to the death of a police officer and four other persons.
Dozens of villagers were said to have been kidnapped and unconfirmed number of cattle whisked away by the gunmen.
The incident, it was gathered, occurred in the area about 20km away from Minna, the State capital, on Saturday afternoon.
The other persons that lost their lives in the attack include two women and two children, all members of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp, taking refuge at the Gwada IDPs camp displaced from Zumba area of the Council.