A newly-married woman managed to escape from bandits who attacked her wedding convoy as she removed her wedding gown and fled into the bush.
The convoy was heading to the matrimonial home of the bride in Niger State when the incident occurred.
Reports indicated that the bride was being taken from a village in Paikoro LGA to Kuta, headquarters of Shiroro LGA, when bandits attacked their convoy around Kaffin-Koro in Paikoro LGA.
“We were taking the bride to Kuta from my village. When we were approaching Kaffin-Koro, we were attacked by bandits.” A sister of the bride, who wanted to remain anonymous, told Daily Trust.
“My sister was wearing her wedding gown in one of the cars behind. She quickly removed it. The bandits started chasing us in the bush. Two of the bride’s friends were kidnapped but they later escaped. The wedding couldn’t be held again. The wedding was postponed.”
