There is seemingly no end to the menace of abductions bedeviling Niger state as no fewer than 25 individuals including women and children were abducted in a kidnap operation carried out by gunmen in Niger State on Monday.
According to residents of Kutunku community in Wushishi Local Government Area, the armed men began shooting sporadically around 10 am as they carted away about 20 persons.
Similarly, no fewer than five persons have been kidnapped while several others were injured as gunmen stormed Panku Gari Council Area at Rafi Local Government Area.
An eye-witness said the bandits, who were well-armed with dangerous weapons, carried out their operation brazenly in broad daylight.
It is worthwhile to note that Niger, the largest state in the country which shares a long border with the Federal Capital Territory, has experienced similar attacks in recent times.
In February, tens of schoolboys were kidnapped in Kagara, a community in the state. Some 53 travelers, including 20 women and nine children, were also abducted while transiting on a state-owned bus earlier that month, although they have now been released.
The insecurity in Niger mirrors the general situation across the country where killings and abductions have become a norm regardless of promises repeatedly made by the government on safeguarding life and properties.
