Suspected local bandits have killed one person and kidnapped nine others in an attack on Palaita, a village near a military base in Erena, a garrison town hosting hundreds of displaced persons in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
The terrorists reportedly rode on motorcycles into the village Sunday evening after attacking villages along the road to Palaita.
They kidnapped five men and four women
Sunday’s incident sent shock waves across the town as residents and displaced persons are packing heir belongings in readiness to leave the area
The attack came five days after terrorists kidnapped six girls between the ages of 15 and 17 at Pandogari in Rafi LGA of Niger State.