Gunmen have reportedly abducted 10 people from Angwan-Kawo and Kuchipa villages in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, Channels TV reports on Thursday.
The Niger State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, told Channels TV that the incident occurred on Wednesday evening.
“On November 26, 2025, at about 8 pm, a report was received indicating that suspected armed men abducted about ten persons from Angwan-Kawo and Kuchipa villages of Shiroro Local Government Area.
“Effort is being made to rescue the victims,” Abiodun said.
Earlier on the same day, another attack was reported in Kakuru community, also in Erena Ward, where a blind man was reportedly brutalised and had his right hand severed by bandits after they seized a mobile phone from him.
The victim is currently receiving first aid at a patent medicine shop in the Kuduru community.
Residents of the Palaita community, Erena Ward, also reported that bandits attacked a rice farm in their area, allegedly abducting up to 24 people, including pregnant women.
This figure has not been independently verified by PUNCH Online.
The fresh attacks come barely a week after armed men stormed St. Mary’s Catholic School in the Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area, abducting over 300 students and 12 teachers in one of the worst school kidnappings in recent years.
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