In Kebbi, Bandits Kill Man As Wife Rufuses To Marry Gang Leader
From Ayodele Ajoge, Birnin-Kebbi
Hunters in kebbi State have rescued a woman and her two children from the forest after the husband was killed by bandits.
The woman and her children were taken into the forest after the husband was killed because she refused to marry the leader of the bandits.
The State Commander of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security, Ambassador Musa Hussein Rambo while addressing journalists at the press centre in government house, Birnin Kebbi said the woman and her children were discovered in the forest between Fakai and Koko area of the state.
“She narrated to us how her husband was killed because she refused to marry the leader of the gang.
“Luckily we were able to apprehend the gang member who wanted to marry her forcefully in the forest”, he said.
He added that they also discovered the decomposing body of another woman and several graves where some kidnapped victims were buried in forest.
He said the members of the hunter and forest security have been working with other security agents to tackle banditry and other criminalities in the state.
He called on Mr President and the leadership of the National to ensure that their enabling bill which he said had gone through the legislative proceedings is signed into law.
