Bandits have attacked Zazzaga in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, killing the Village Head, Mallam Usman Sarki.
Some bandits on Tuesday night attacked Zazzaga and adjoining communities, with sources saying an unspecified number of other farmers including women were also kidnapped.
According to a source who pleaded anonymity:
“The attack was launched in the night on Tuesday. They shot the village Head of Zazzaga, Mallam Usman Sarki, dead and kidnapped many others. For now, we cannot give the exact number of people they took away. They also rustled many cattle belonging to us.”
Another source said, “I don’t know the number of people taken from other villages because the attack was in the night. So everybody fled to bush. But they succeeded in kidnapping many people. In Kutara, a neighbouring village to Zazzaga where I come from, seven people including women were kidnapped during the attack. That’s the only number I know. They also rustled our cattle.”
According to residents who spoke to newsmen, attacks on communities in Munya, Shiroro and Rafi LGAs have become a daily occurrence in the last few weeks.
The Niger State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the attack but said he had yet to get the full details.
