As farmers begin preparation for the new planting season, banditry-prone farming communities in Shiroro, Munya and Rafi LGAs have expressed fear of hunger following renewed attacks by bandits and other terrorists which have denied them access to their farms to prepare for cultivation. Farmers who spoke with Daily Trust said…
Bandits have killed no fewer than four farmers and abducted over 100 others including women and children from 14 communities in Mashegu and Rafi local… By Abubakar Akote, Minna Bandits have killed no fewer than four farmers and abducted over 100 others including women and children from 14 communities in Mashegu and Rafi local government…
Terrorists have killed no fewer than four farmers and abducted over 100 others including women and children from 14 communities in Mashegu and Rafi local government areas of Niger State in the last three weeks. More than half of the victims were kidnapped while harvesting maize, beans, guinea corn and soya beans on their farms. Those killed were a traditional ruler, two vigilantes and one other person during an invasion in Mashegu Local Government, Daily Trust reports.
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The Joint Security Taskforce, consisting of Police, Army, NSCDC and DSS on Sunday foiled bandits attack on Munya, Shiroro and Paikoro local government areas of Niger.