Again, Bandits Invade Niger Community, Kill Two, Kidnap Several Islamic School Children

Bandits, again on Sunday, invaded Tegina town in Rafi Local
Government Area of Niger State, killing two people, while many
children in an Islamic school were kidnapped.

The bandits, according to an eyewitness, stormed the town riding
on many motorcycles and shot sporadically into the air to create
fear in the people.

The eyewitness said the gunmen went to the Islamic school close
to the Tegina police station, where they abducted an unspecified
number of the children.

It was gathered that the bandits had a field day to the extent
that they were able to separate the smaller children from the
elderly and strong ones, taking away those in the latter group to
an unknown destination.

Tegina town is a few kilometres from Kagara, the headquarters of
Rafi Local Government, where 27 school boys were abducted in
February.

The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management
Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed Inga, confirmed the incident,
but said: “We don’t have the details yet.”

The police could not be reached for comment.

Bandits, again on Sunday, invaded Tegina town in Rafi Local
Government Area of Niger State, killing two people, while many
children in an Islamic school were kidnapped.

The bandits, according to an eyewitness, stormed the town riding
on many motorcycles and shot sporadically into the air to create
fear in the people.

The eyewitness said the gunmen went to the Islamic school close
to the Tegina police station, where they abducted an unspecified
number of the children.

It was gathered that the bandits had a field day to the extent
that they were able to separate the smaller children from the
elderly and strong ones, taking away those in the latter group to
an unknown destination.

Tegina town is a few kilometres from Kagara, the headquarters of
Rafi Local Government, where 27 school boys were abducted in
February.

The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management
Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed Inga, confirmed the incident,
but said: “We don’t have the details yet.”

The police could not be reached for comment.