Eleven people were killed, when cattle rustlers invaded three villages in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
The gang lost eight members of the gang were killed and three villagers died during a counter-attack by vigilance groups.
The rustlers last weekend attacked Kwati, Basa and Kaore villages at Lakpan the local government and stole cows.
Irked by the invasion, vigilance groups in the area confronted the rustlers, resulting in the death of eight members of the gang. Three vigilante were killed.
The lawmaker representing Niger East, Senator David Umaru, visited the villages. He decried the activities of the cattle rustlers.
The legislator urged the government to tighten security.
He lamented that the residents were helpless and vulnerable to attacks.
The Head of Kwati, Alhaji Barko Barua, implored the government to tighten security for his subjects to farm.
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