Three persons were reportedly killed when suspected bandits
launched simultaneous attacks on three communities in Rafi local government
area of Niger state on Saturday.
It was gathered from residents that many people were also abducted during the attacks, which lasted for about two hours.
The three affected villages are Yakira, Gugu and Karaku —
all surrounding Kagara where bandits abducted dozens of schoolchildren from
Government Science College, last week.
The students, as well as other kidnapped staff members and
their relatives, were all released on Saturday.
Two villagers, who confirmed the attacks, said
the bandits “distributed themselves” when they invaded Rafi LGA on Friday
night.
Yunusa Acha, a resident of Kagara, said that some
of the survivors who arrived in the town told them that the exact number of
kidnapped persons was not yet known.
“Yesterday night, the bandits attacked one village called
Karaku, which is very close to here in Kagara. The dead bodies they counted so
far are three, and they are still looking for many in the bush,” he said.
“They also packed some people away. This was happening till
around 2am.
“The same night, they entered another village called Yakira,
and attacked them too. They also attacked Gugu, another village very close to
the river on your way to Kagara.
“They were all attacked at the same time. The bandits distributed
themselves; they were many in number. The exact number of those packed is not
known yet, but we heard they took a very huge number of people.”
Ahmed Yusuf, another villager, said the bandits were first
sighted on Friday evening.
“Yesterday, it was certain they will attack because we were
informed around 5pm that the number of motorcycles that came out around that
Madaka road was about 40,” he said.
“So, we knew they were going to attack, but the specific
locations were not known.”
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