At least 42 people have been killed and an unspecified number, including children, abducted following terrorist attacks on communities in Niger State.
The gunmen struck in the Agwarra and Borgu Local Government Areas over the past week. According to sources, the attacks occurred without resistance across multiple villages.
In a devastating toll, 37 people were killed in Kasuwa Daji, near Papiri, with another five fatalities in Kaima village. The assailants also abducted scores of residents, including pupils from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwarra.
The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora confirmed the violence. Stephen Kabirat, its communications director, stated that terrorists killed over 40 people, abducted villagers—including children—and destroyed church property.
“Our Parish Priest narrowly escaped abduction,They destroyed religious items, stole two motorcycles, and took cash exceeding N200,000,” Kabirat said.
Police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun also confirmed the attacks, reporting that gunmen burned a market, looted shops, and carted away food supplies in Kasuwan Daji, Borgu LGA. He acknowledged multiple deaths and kidnappings.
“A joint security team has visited the scene, and efforts to rescue the victims are ongoing,” Abiodun stated.
Security operations to locate and free the abducted victims are currently underway.
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