Terrorist bandits have stormed the Zungeru multibillion naira hydro electricity power dam in Wushishi local government area of Niger state.
The attack came some 24 hours before the Nigerian government officially declared that bandits are terrorists.
The terrorists killed two guards, kidnapped two Chinese workers and shot another at the site.
The heavily-armed terrorist bandits stormed the site on motorcycles on Tuesday evening and started shooting to scare the workers and nearby villagers in the area.
The workers were said to be busy connecting high tension extension from Zungeru dam to Gusase community when the bandits attacked the site.
The exact number of the bandits could not be ascertained but each of the motorcycles were carrying not less than two terrorists, an eyewitness reportedly said.
“The appearance of the bandits at the project site was like a movie. We were thrown into confusion when we started hearing gunshots and everybody in the area started running into different directions for safety,” Vanguard quoted the eyewitness to have said.
“One Chinese national was shot. Two of our internal security guard were gunned down and died on the spot. We later discovered that two other Chinese workers were abducted.”
Secretary to the Niger State Government, Ibrahim Ahmed Matane, could not confirm the death of the two local security guards reportedly gunned down by the bandits.
A Niger government delegation had visited the site as of the time of filling this report.
Police confirmed the attack and said that it was already investigating it.
