Terrorists have abducted an unspecified number of people, including pupils and students of St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, Agwara Local Government, Niger State.
The same school where students and pupils were recently abducted and released from captivity.
No fewer than 42 people, including women and children, were killed by the terrorists in the latest attack that has thrown the communities into mourning.
A source close to Kasuwa Daji and Kaima communities, where the attacks were carried out on Saturday, said an unspecified number of villagers were taken away into the Kainji National Park, including some students of the Papiri missionary school, who recently regained their freedom from captivity.
This attack happened barely five days after some bandits fleeing from military operations in Kwara State invaded Gebe and Goro communities in the same Agwara LG; slaughtered two people, and burnt down over 15 houses after looting valuables.
Also, a week ago, a Civil Defence checkpoint within the axis, this time around in Wawa community, Borgu LG, was sacked by gunmen who carted away arms and ammunition while the security personnel ran for safety.
The terrorists, according to a reliable source, have occupied the Kainji National Park, from where they launched constant attacks on communities within the axis.
According to our source, “They killed 37 people in Kasuwa Daji, near Papiri and another five people in Kaima village and abducted many people, including women and children.
“The government and security agencies should come to our rescue as we have a serious crisis across River Rofia, from where they crossed over from Kebbi State to launch attacks and abduct students.
“They came out of the forest for about a week now, causing havoc in the villages. Just on Saturday, they burnt one particular market and abducted so many people, including children.”
Also, director of communications, Catholic Church Diocese of Kontagora, Rev. Father Stephen Kabir at, who confirmed the incident, disclosed that the terrorists killed over 40 people and took into captivity an unspecified number of people.
