Thirty-one people from Tsohon Kabula and Zagzaga communities in the Munya local government area of Niger state have been abducted by terrorists.
While twenty-three people were abducted from the Tsohon Kabula community, eight women were kidnapped from the Zagzaga community by the terrorists.
The abduction occurred on Thursday, September 28, when the terrorists in their numbers stormed the community on foot and herded 31 of the villagers away.
The attack is coming barely two weeks after an entire community was sacked by terrorists and the houses, including a worship center was taken over by the terrorists who used them as temporary camp.
It was learned that when the community was invaded, the men took to their heels leaving the women and children behind.
This gave the terrorists the opportunity to abduct eight of the women.
A source from the community said: “This time around, they came with legs and they were many in numbers but we don’t know the exact number because it was already dark. They came around 7:00 pm and all the men ran into the bush for safety but they carried about eight women and went away with them”.
The senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Musa has described the escalation of the activities of terrorists in his senatorial district as alarming and worrisome.
In a statement signed by the senator, he said that five out of the nine local government areas in his senatorial zone are under siege from terrorists pointing out that the economic lives of the people which is farming have been destroyed and have increased food crisis and hunger in the area.
Musa called on the government to do its best to restore normalcy in the senatorial district.
He said: “The latest attack and act of terrorism targeted at the people of my constituency, Niger East Senatorial Zone by these criminal elements is inhuman, wicked, and unacceptable. The people have been forced out of the farmlands and their ancestral homes, and have been turned into refugees in their land, this is unfortunate.
“I seriously feel the pains of my people, it is very sad to see people being forced out of their homes without committing any crime. My people are helpless and the authority must act immediately to restore normalcy in the community.”
The senator warned that if the current escalation of the activities of the terrorists in Niger state and other parts of the country are not urgently addressed, it is capable of frustrating the food security programme of the present administration.
He added: “If the people are not allowed to go to their farms because of insecurity, how do we achieve the food security agenda of the present administration? I strongly believe that the time to act is now, and that is why I am appealing that this situation must be tackled with all seriousness it deserves for the good of Nigeria and Nigerians.”
– The Nation
