Bandits return to Kagara, slaughter 4 persons, kidnap 11 women, others

At least four persons have been killed in fresh attacks on Kagara in Niger State.

The community has been in the news since February 17, 2021, when armed gangs abducted staff and students of Government Science College, Kagara.

Sources said that 11 persons, including seven women, were kidnapped in two different villages.

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

The district head of Yakila had earlier been kidnapped while his whereabouts have been unknown.

The bandits attacked another village called Gidan Wamban Karaku and abducted seven women, two nursing mothers.

They also rustled a large number of cows, Daily Trust reported.

Also, in Madaka district, bandits kidnapped the Imam of Rubo village, the source said.

The deceased victims were buried on Saturday.