At least 15 farmers and 13 vigilante members have been killed while scores of people including women and girls were abducted from various communities in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State by armed bandits. The farmers were killed on Saturday, just a day after 13 vigilante members were killed and many villagers abducted in Kusharki village. A community leader in one of the villages who confirmed the attack but preferred hidden identity for security reasons, claimed that the bandits have resumed attacks with full force in some villages in the local government.
Terrorists Attack Niger State Communities, Kill 15 Farmers, 13 Vigilantes, Abduct Scores Of ResidentsThe farmers were killed on Saturday, just a day after 13 vigilante members were killed and many villagers abducted in Kusharki village.At least 15 farmers and 13 vigilante members have been killed while scores of people including women and girls were abducted from various communities in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State by armed bandits.
A community leader in one of the villages who confirmed the attack but preferred hidden identity for security reasons, claimed that the bandits have resumed attacks with full force in some villages in the local government. The Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, Mohammed Sani Musa, also confirmed the attack on Sunday, and expressed concern that the bandits had resumed attacks in four local government councils of Rafi, Paikoro, Munya and Shiroro that form part of his constituency.
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