More facts on the attack on the Madaka community in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State emerged on Friday revealing that over 20 persons were reportedly killed in the onslaught.
Bandits, in a fresh attack on Yar Nasarawa, a village in the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, have killed at least three people, injured 10 others and set several houses and vehicles ablaze.
Ten people have been killed in fresh attacks on four villages in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State. The attacks, which happened within the space of three days, also displaced hundreds of residents, who are now taking shelter in the local government headquarters. The state governor, Hyacinth Alia, however, accused some indigenes of the state of inviting foreign herders, who are wreaking havoc in many communities. Meanwhile, in Zamfara State, two police officers were gunned down when bandits attacked Zurmi town, Daily Trust reports.