Bandits: Journalists attacked as Zamfara youths protest Jangebe Girls kidnapping
Journalists covering the recent abduction of scores of schoolgirls in Jangebe, Zamfara, have been attacked by angry youths.
One of the journalists is a correspondent of Thunder Blowers Multi Media Services.
Reporters from Daily Trust, Channels TV, TVC News and News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) were also attacked, the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) reported.
The journalists were attacked by youths in Jangebe communities as part of their demonstration of anger because of the abduction.
Images shared online showed how the angry youth smashed one of the official vehicles belonging to Thunder Blowers while one of the reporters sustained injuries on his head.
The angry youths are currently obstructing security operatives, journalists and government officials from accessing the main town.
Barely one week after the abduction of dozens of schoolboys in Kagara, Niger State, armed bandits attacked Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Friday, kidnapping over 300 schoolgirls.
Witnesses said the bandits stormed the Zamfara school, located on the outskirt Kwanar Bagare, around 1:40am after breaking the gate.
