23,000 Nigerians fled into Niger in one month, says UNHCR

“The attackers started shooting sporadically, attacking the villagers and in the process shot and killed 15 persons, and injured 5 others.”

This catapults the number of people fleeing to Niger from that part of Nigeria to over 60,000 since April last year.

Meanwhile, Kaduna State Police Command has vowed to bring the armed bandits that invaded Kajuru community, killing and sacking the inhabitants. According to him, on receipt of the information, the command mobilised and embarked on intensive manhunt for the fleeing attackers and evacuated both the dead and the injured victims to hospital.

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