Gunmen have reportedly killed two persons and abducted 14 others during separate attacks on communities in Shiroro LGA of Niger. In a statement, Salis Sabo, spokesperson of the Coalition of
Gunmen have reportedly killed two persons and abducted 14 others during separate attacks on communities in Shiroro LGA of Niger.
“The terrorists launched a coordinated attack on innocent people moving unchallenged from one village to another for more than 5 hours in broad daylight.“One person has been reported dead and one other abducted in Chiri. A woman and her daughter-in-law were also abducted in Bmanape community. Confirming the attack to TheCable on Monday, Kabiru Muhammed, a traditional title holder in Erena, said one person was killed, while 11 others were abducted during the attack.
“He is among the IDPs that ran away from their villages to Erena town. The man had even built a house here in Erena. It was because of the bandits’ attack in Abaga, his village, that he came to Erena to build a house.”
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