There is no respite for communities in Niger State as gunmen have continued to unleash terror on the people,the latest being the raids on three communities across two local government areas in the state.
The latest onslaught saw the gunmen going away with 50 people, mostly women and children.
Sources close to these communities told our correspondent that in Tegina and Utoro in Shiroro local government area, 28 people including women and children were kidnaped last week Thursday ,when the gunmen struck at about 1:pm.
Also on Sunday morning at about 9:am, Kukau community in Munya LGA, came under attacks from the gunmen,who invaded the people and went away with no fewer than 17 villagers.
Of this number, 10 were women whom the gunmen used to evacuate the looted items from the community.
Although no body was killed in the two operations, but food items and other valuables were looted from the people’s houses and shops in these communities before taking their victims away.
This latest attacks were coming barely one week after some gunmen invaded Zagzaga community in Munya LGA, killed a village head, Mallam Usman Tukura, and abducted 15 people. The bandits are demanding N1million each for the release of the 15 people.
In the latest attacks, the abductors are yet to make any ransom demand,but the communities said they have been exhausted as they have sold all their farm produce and other belongings to pay ransom following frequent invasion by the bandits.
The security situation in Niger state seems to have defied every solution especially when the security agencies in the state have no antidote to confront the gunmen.
While Bandits warlord, Dogo Gide reigns supreme in communities in Shiroro and Rafi local government areas, with the people paying allegiance to him, communities in Munya and Paikoro LGAs have continued to witness invasion of the gunmen from the neighboring Kaduna state on a daily basis without any resistance.
