Bandits brut@lises blind man, ch0ps off his hand and steal phone in Niger State

A group of armed bandits invaded the Kakuru community, in Erena Ward, in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State where they brutalised a blind man and severed his right hand after taking a mobile phone from him. According to Channels Television, the attackers, who arrived at about 8:00 am on Wednesday, met only the visually impaired man at home, as other residents had gone to their farms. The victim reportedly explained that the phone did not belong to him but to a neighbour who had gone to the farm.  The bandits, angered by his response, seized the phone and amputated his right hand.  He is currently receiving first aid at a patent medicine shop in the Kuduru community.