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Suspected gunmen have allegedly killed 10 persons in Wayam community of Sabon-Gari District in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State.
The Eastern Updates learnt that the incident occurred on Tuesday in the early hours of the morning.
The bandits reportedly stormed the community on motorcycles in their numbers shooting sporadically which created panic and pandemonium.
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They were said to have killed three persons and slaughtered two women who refused their sexual advances, while five others died of bullet wounds hours later.
The gunmen set houses and food stuff of the villagers on fire before departing.
A source from the community who did not want to be mentioned by name when contacted, said the community is currently deserted as residents had fled following the attack.
The Eastern Updates recalls that about six months ago, bandits attacked Madaka community, a few kilometres from Wayam, and killed about 60 people.
The Niger State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, could not be reached for response at the time of filing the report.
In other news, once again, bandits have unleashed terror in Zamfara State, this time targeting communities in Wanke, located close to the state capital, Gusau. Over 100 people, including women, children, and the elderly, were abducted during the attack, adding to the rising toll of insecurity in the region.
Among the victims of the latest abduction in Zamfara was the community’s Chief Imam, who had just been released from a prior kidnapping. He was undergoing treatment for a leg injury at the time of the attack, highlighting the cruel and relentless nature of the bandits’ actions.
Local reports confirm that this is the Chief Imam’s second abduction, revealing the brutal pattern of criminal activity that continues to terrorize the area, with no respite for those previously targeted.
