Gunmen abduct worshippers from Nigeria mosque, police say
Authorities say suspected bandits abducted worshippers and burned homes and a market in a series of raids that deepened security fears in Borgu.
- On Friday, armed men abducted over 60 worshippers from Kpenya Mosque in the Dekara district of Borgu Local Government Area, Niger State, police said on Saturday. The attackers stormed the mosque during prayers before moving into neighboring communities.
- This incident follows recent deadly raids in Borgu, a region bordering Kebbi, Kwara, and the Republic of Benin. The area witnessed a January attack in Kasuwan-Daji village that killed at least 30 people.
- Federal lawmaker Jafar Muhammad Shetiman Borgu reported that gunmen simultaneously targeted Dekara, Gidan-Zana, Sabon Gida, and Masaka communities. Some worshippers sustained machete wounds while others escaped.
- Police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun stated that "joint security detachment has been deployed to the area for assessment and rescue operations." Abiodun added that initial reports indicate no lives were lost.
- Mass kidnappings for ransom have become common across northwestern and north-central Nigeria, where armed criminal gangs frequently raid villages and highways. These recurring attacks heighten security concerns for communities surrounding the wider Kainji Lake area.
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Gunmen abduct worshippers from Nigeria mosque, police say
Armed men abducted several worshippers from a mosque in Nigeria's north-central Niger state during Friday prayers, police said on Saturday, in the latest mass kidnapping in a region plagued by violent gangs.
Gunmen abduct worshippers from Nigeria mosque, latest mass kidnapping incident
This is the latest incident of mass kidnapping in a region plagued by violent gangs. Police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun says that no lives have been lost while security teams assess rescue operations.
Gunmen abduct over 60 people from mosque in Nigeria during Friday prayers
Police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun said the attackers stormed Kpenya Mosque in the Dekara district of the Borgu local government area at about 2 p.m. (1300 GMT) on Friday after first attacking Gidan-Zana and Kpenya villages.
Mass kidnappings have become a common occurrence in parts of Nigeria, where heavily armed criminal gangs frequently attack villages, schools and highways. The post Armed gang kidnaps more than 60 people from mosque in Nigeria appeared first on in.gr.
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The Police Command in Niger has confirmed the abduction of worshipers at a Mosque in Dekara District of Borgu Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that the incident happened at about 2 p.m. on Friday, August 21, when the victims were observing Jumaat prayer. He said the exact number of those kidnapped was yet to be ascertained. According to him, the te…
Bandits storm Niger communities, kidnap many villagers
Scores of Muslim worshippers were kidnapped shortly after Friday prayers when suspected bandits stormed several communities in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. According to a federal lawmaker representing the area, Jafar Muhammad Shetiman Borgu, the incidents occurred in Dekara, Gidan Zana, Sabon Gida and Masaka communities. Borgu said the actual number of people abducted had […] Bandits storm Niger communities, kidnap many villagers
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