The Niger State Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Internal Security, Emmanuel Umar, on Thursday, said over 100 bandits were neutralized while 50 motorcycles were recovered during an operation in Bangi, Mariga Local Government Area the state.

Umar stated that the attackers had moved from Nasko, where they killed the Divisional Police Officer and other security operatives on Tuesday, to launch another attack on Bangi, Mariga Local Government, in the same axis.

He said the bandits in their numbers, wanted to invade the local government headquarters around 6 pm on Wednesday but were countered by the quick intervention of the joint security forces.

According to him, a joint security operation comprising of the Nigerian Army, the police and members of the Niger State Vigilante Corps on Wednesday evening repelled the attack.