Nigerian News
Kidnappers Kill 25 Farmers, Abduct Scores in Niger
KIDNAPPERS have killed 15 farmers and abducted scores of other people, including women and girls Niger State.
The attack which happened in various communities in Rafi Local Government Area of the state on Saturday comes a day after 13 vigilante members were killed and many villagers were abducted in Kusharki village.
A community leader, who did not want his name mentioned, confirmed the incident, saying that the bandits have resumed attacks with full force in some villages in the local government.
He called on the state government and security agencies to come to their aid to ameliorate their hardship, adding that the community has been under siege by bandits in the last two weeks as the situation had worsened.