As bandits attack wedding convoy, Bride ditches wedding gown to escape kidnapping

A bride has to remove her wedding gown and ran into the bush to escape abduction by bandits who attacked them while she was being taken to her matrimonial home in Niger state, Nigeria.

According to reports, 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.”