Gunmen have killed ten persons and decapitated six of them in Sabon Gari district of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State.
The attackers also kidnapped scores of people after attacking two communities in the LGA.
The invaders broke into people’s homes, said Abdullahi Nurudeen, a youth leader in Belu-Belu, one of the affected communities.
“They shot dead 10 people, but later they beheaded six of the victims,” he said, adding that “the attackers also kidnapped over 12 people in our community and one more in Wayam, another village attacked by the bandits.”
The spokesperson of Niger State police command, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the attack but could not give the exact numbers of people killed and kidnapped.
“Some people were kidnapped during the attack but we cannot ascertain their number,” he said.
According to him, the gunmen may have attacked in retaliation for joint security forces raids on their hideouts in Niger State last weekend.
Bandit attacks and kidnappings for ransom are common in Nigeria’s northern region.
