Terrorists attack Niger state communities, kill 15 farmers, 13 vigilantes, abduct scores of residents

Terrorists have caused serious panic and chaos in the State of Niger. At least 15 farmers and 13 members of the guard were killed while many people including women and girls were kidnapped by armed robbers from different communities in the Rafi Local Government Area of State of Niger.

The farmers were killed Saturday, just a day after 13 members of the civil defense were killed and several villagers kidnapped in the village of Kusharki.

A community leader in one of the villages confirmed the attack but wished to remain anonymous for security reasons, claiming that the bandits had continued their attacks with full force on several villages. village in local government.

Speaking to Channels TV, community leaders called on the state government and security agencies to help ease their hardship, saying the community has been surrounded by robbers for the past two weeks as the situation worsens. worse than.

The senator representing the Eastern Niger Senate District, Mohammed Sani Musa, also confirmed the attack on Sunday and expressed concern that the robbers had resumed attacks on four Rafi local government councils, Paikoro, Munya and Shiroro belong to his constituency.

However, Senator Musa expressed confidence that the administration of President Bola Tinubu will soon solve the security challenges in the state and Nigeria in general.

Niger State Police Public Relations Officer DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who also confirmed the attack, was unable to confirm the exact number of casualties, saying instead that police coordinated with troops have been sent to Yakila, Tegina, Kagara, Pandogari, Kusherki and other villages to restore normalcy in the affected areas.

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