Nigeria, March 6 -- Three vigilante members were reported killed and another injured by bandits in an attack on Wednesday in the Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

Residents said the assailants invaded the Nasarawa area of Ringim town, targeting the leader of a vigilante group, Yusuf Wakili. Mr Wakili was himself a bandit now working with security agents to fight criminals in the state.

On Wednesday, Mr Wakili, also known as Rago, mysteriously escaped the attack which occurred after the Ramadan iftar. However, three of his lieutenants - Shuaibu Gulo; Inusa Gaya and Manu Majiya - were killed, residents told PREMIUM TIMES.

A journalist, Elmansur Ibrahim, said the bandits attacked the office of Mr Wakili with guns, catching the...