Motorbike raids on villages kill at least 30 in Niger
Gunmen on motorcycles have killed dozens of people in dawn raids across three villages in north-western Nigeria. Armed men shot dead or cut the throats of their victims, lit homes on fire and abducted an “undetermined” number of people in Niger state, according to local reports seen by the AFP news agency. The attacks on […]
Niger School Abduction: 50 students escape from their captors
Fifty students abducted from St Mary’s school in Niger state have escaped from their abductors and have been reunited with their families. A statement by Daniel Atori, Media Aide to the Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna said “as it stands now, we have 236 pupils, another 3 children who belong to […]
ABDUCTION UPDATE: Niger government blames school for reopening against security advice
The Niger State Government has condemned the kidnapping of pupils from St Mary’s School in the Papiri area of Agwara Local Government Area, saying that the school ignored advice of government that schools should not remain close in some parts of the state. In a statement on Friday, the Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar […]
Woman burnt alive in Niger over alleged blasphemy
Residents of Kasuwan-Garba town in Mariga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State on Saturday evening lynched and set a woman ablaze over an alleged blasphemous remark against Prophet Muhammad. The woman, identified as Amaye, a food vendor, was said to have made the alleged blasphemous remarks at her restaurant after a customer jokingly expressed […]