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According to the report, motorcycle-riding gunmen swept into three villages in a central region of Nigeria, shooting dead or cutting the throats of at least 46 people, a humanitarian source told AFP on Saturday.
The report stated that violence again threw the spotlight on Nigeria’s efforts to contain security threats, efforts that have been strongly criticized by US President Donald Trump.
A security report seen by AFP said the attackers had used 41 motorcycles, each carrying two or three men. The three villages targeted by the gunmen are part of the Borgu local government area in Niger State, on the border with Kwara State, where jihadists killed more than 160 people in an attack earlier this month.
The bloodiest attack happened in the village of Konkoso, where at least 38 people were shot dead or had their throats slit.
The report also stated that most of the homes in the village were burned down, and apart from those already counted as dead, other bodies are being recovered. It said that the gunmen had first attacked the nearby village of Tungar Makeri before heading to the next village.
The report said that Nigeria has been grappling with a jihadist insurgency in the northeast for over 16 years. It added that it has also had to deal with an ongoing conflict between farmers and herders in the north-central region, separatist violence in the southeast, and kidnappings for ransom in the northwest.
The report added that numerous armed gangs, known locally as bandits, are also wreaking havoc, looting villages, killing people, and kidnapping residents. The report also said that Jihadists killed more than 160 people in an attack on the village of Woro in Kwara State at the beginning of February.
Additionally, Trump has claimed Christians in Nigeria are being persecuted and victims of a genocide being perpetrated by terrorists.
Source: The Defense Post
The report stated that violence again threw the spotlight on Nigeria’s efforts to contain security threats, efforts that have been strongly criticized by US President Donald Trump.
A security report seen by AFP said the attackers had used 41 motorcycles, each carrying two or three men. The three villages targeted by the gunmen are part of the Borgu local government area in Niger State, on the border with Kwara State, where jihadists killed more than 160 people in an attack earlier this month.
The bloodiest attack happened in the village of Konkoso, where at least 38 people were shot dead or had their throats slit.
The report also stated that most of the homes in the village were burned down, and apart from those already counted as dead, other bodies are being recovered. It said that the gunmen had first attacked the nearby village of Tungar Makeri before heading to the next village.
The report said that Nigeria has been grappling with a jihadist insurgency in the northeast for over 16 years. It added that it has also had to deal with an ongoing conflict between farmers and herders in the north-central region, separatist violence in the southeast, and kidnappings for ransom in the northwest.
The report added that numerous armed gangs, known locally as bandits, are also wreaking havoc, looting villages, killing people, and kidnapping residents. The report also said that Jihadists killed more than 160 people in an attack on the village of Woro in Kwara State at the beginning of February.
Additionally, Trump has claimed Christians in Nigeria are being persecuted and victims of a genocide being perpetrated by terrorists.
Source: The Defense Post
