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An injured survivor, Sanusi Musa, told the press that about 40 armed men on motor bikes stormed the village at around 8:00 am shooting sporadically; he was lucky enough to flee.
The survivor however said a number of villagers were still
trapped in the village. An intriguing angle has also been revealed in the
attacks.
Use of Helicopters
A resident identified as Aliyu Ibrahim, who also escaped told the press that the villagers have come to observe a helicopter that flies across the area intermittently and that whenever the chopper is sighted; the villagers in the local government brace themselves for bandit attacks that often span days. The identity of the helicopter has never been ascertained.
A resident identified as Aliyu Ibrahim, who also escaped told the press that the villagers have come to observe a helicopter that flies across the area intermittently and that whenever the chopper is sighted; the villagers in the local government brace themselves for bandit attacks that often span days. The identity of the helicopter has never been ascertained.
Shiroro Attack
Still within the weekend, bandits attacked Kudodo village in Shiroro local government making
away with cattle, foodstuff and other movable valuables. Residents told the
press that armed men moved from house to house till they were satisfies, no
casualties were reported.
This is coming just days after the Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, was made the chairman of the North Central Governors Forum in a security summit organized by the Nigerian police Force on 23rd January.
This is coming just days after the Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, was made the chairman of the North Central Governors Forum in a security summit organized by the Nigerian police Force on 23rd January.
Four Local governments in Niger state; Rafi, Shiroro, Munya and Paikoro have seen constant onslaughts by bandits in recent years.
Kaduna Attack
Still on insecurity, gunmen attacked a train station
in Kaduna state around the time a train arrived from Abuja, the capital of
Nigeria on Saturday. It is not known if the train was conveying a politician or anyone from
the elite class who could be a target for attack.
Between June and December 2019 alone, at least 62 people were killed by bandits operating in the state while over 3, 200 others were forced to abandon their homes and become IDPs.
The coming of the APC governments at state and federal levels in Nigeria spearheaded by Muhammadu Buhari has brought about a drastic reduction in Boko Haram activities but a concomitant astronomical rise in banditry, kidnapping and massacres by suspected herdsmen.
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