Pandemonium in parts of Agwarra and Borgu Local Government Areas of Niger state as villagers run for safety following news that the terrorists are on the lose again to carry out massive attacks.
Investigation conducted by our Correspondent revealed that the panic is now wide spread around the villages as rumours abound and no single large town where people can run to for safety.
According to him some of the villagers from Kwana, the last village of Agwarra Local Government and Tugan Salama after Papiri before Gufanti which is in Borgu Local Government Area who spoke in condition of anonymity lamented the absence of security personnel stressing that they got threats and hints that the terrorists are about to attack again.
It should be noted that, Kasuwan Daji is a small village with a large Wednesday market, and the terrorists set fire on the market and surrounding houses slaughtering to death 42 men after tying their arms behind their backs, and however appealed to the Government and relevant security agencies to come to their aid.
“It is clear that pending the elimination of the terrorists and their hideouts in Kanji Game Reserve, there is an immediate need for a large and well equipped military task force in the area capable of and empowered to pursue, engage and eliminate these terrorists whenever they come out of the Game Reserve again for further attacks”.
Confirming the situation, the Director of Communications, Catholic Diocese of Kontagora, Revd Father Matthew Kabirat said it is true because parishioners and Priests are currently relocating to safer grounds, while insisting that “these victims are both Christians and Muslims; they also kidnapped an unknown number of women and children. The fire was so intense that the smoke could be seen 15 Kilometres away at Papiri.”.
INV Aliyu Lawal.
