US EditionAt Least 30 Killed in Gunmen Attack on Nigerian Market
Armed bandits killed over 30 villagers, abducted many, and destroyed property in Kasuwan-Daji market, reflecting ongoing security challenges in Niger State with rising banditry, officials said.
- Police said on Sunday that gunmen attacked Kasuwan‑Daji market on Saturday evening, killing at least 30 and abducting several; Wasiu Abiodun said, `Over 30 victims lost their lives during the attack, and some persons were also kidnapped.`
- Banditry has intensified, with attacks escalating across northwestern and central Nigeria following raids that began Friday in Agwarra and Borgu and November's abduction of more than 300 schoolchildren from St Mary's Catholic school in Papiri community.
- Survivors said attackers arrived on motorcycles and opened fire for almost three hours; `Women and children were not spared`, Dauda Shakulle said, while the church noted no security presence.
- President Bola Tinubu condemned the attack, ordered Niger state police and security forces to hunt the gunmen and reinforce operations, while police say rescue efforts continue despite residents who say security forces have not been visible by Sunday.
- Niger state, one of the hardest hit in recent months, faces strain amid a national security revamp and 2026 defence budget after United States airstrikes on December 25.
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New York Times Reaches Whole New Level of Willful Blindness – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Last week, more than 42 people were slaughtered in Nigeria when gunmen raided two neighboring villages in Nigeria. In one incident, armed gunmen stormed into a market in Kasuwa Daji in Niger state and began shooting and kidnapping civilians. And yet, despite the abundance of evidence, the New York Times continues to refuse to recognize these attacks for what they are: anti-Christian violence driven by Islamist ideology. In its news article repor…
"Bandits" attacked a village on January 3. Meanwhile, the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, under the fire of Washington's critics, began a reform of national security.
Suspected terrorists have killed at least 30 people in Nigeria, and several people have been kidnapped during the attack on a village in the west of the country.
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