NIGER: Four killed as bandits return to Kagara

FOUR persons were reported to have been killed as fresh attacks hit Kagara in Rafi Local Government Area of the state.

Kagara, a town in Niger State, in the  North Central zone of the country, gained national prominence on February 17, 2021, when gunmen, believed to be bandits, abducted staff and students of Government Science Secondary School in the town.

The victims were released around the time that news broke on the fresh attacks in Kagara.

The latest attacks, said to be coordinated, were launched at different villages hours apart.

Sources from Kagara told Daily Trust that 11 victims, including seven women, were kidnapped in different villages.

The armed bandits were said to have first struck at Gidan Adamu, near Yakila, headquarters of Gunna district.

The district head of Yakila, who was kidnapped many weeks ago, has remained in captivity till date.

The source said the bandits attacked another village called Gidan Wamban Karaku and abducted seven women, two of whom are nursing mothers.

They also rustled a large number of cows and headed to Madaka district, where they kidnapped the Imam of Rubo village.

As at the time of this report, the deceased victims were being buried.Many cows were also reported to have been rustled at Karako according to a security source.

In Ngwa Adamu, one person was killed while many were abducted.

Kagara is one of the emirates in Niger State, which has recorded multiple attacks in the high wave of insecurity in the country.