Bandits kill 25 farmers, kidnap others in Niger State

The attack reportedly took place around 2 pm in five villages.

The breakdown of the killing showed that 13 people lost their lives in Kusherki community, 12 others were killed in Gidigori village, while several others were yet to be accounted for.

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DAILY POST gathered that humanitarian crisis in the area had worsened since Wednesday as hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, including women and children from various villages trooped to Kagara, the Headquarters of Rafi LGA, abandoning their villages for the bandits.JAMB Result

Confirming the attack, a community leader in one of the villages, Mallam Nasir Buhari said: “It’s true that bandits have resumed attacks with full force.

“We have not had it easy in the last two weeks but the situation had worsened since Wednesday.

“As I speak to you, bandits have taken over most parts of Rafi LGA. They have been in Kusherki community since around 2 pm on Friday.

“They spent the night in Garin-Zara community and rustled hundreds of cattle, goats and rams and killed an unspecified number of people,” he said.

Also confirming the attack, the Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Mohammed Sani Musa lamented that the bandits had resumed attacks on Rafi, Paikoro, Munya and Shiroro local governments that form part of his constituency.NYSC Portal