Niger Mosque Attacks: 30 killed, over 60 abducted – Chairman Borgu LG, Abdullahi

Chairman of Borgu LGA, Mohammed Nasir Abdullahi, has confirmed that astatine slightest 30 radical were killed and much than 60 worshippers abducted aft suspected terrorists attacked 4 communities successful Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State during past Friday’s prayers.

The attacks had occurred simultaneously astatine mosques successful Dekara, Kpenya, Sabon-Gida and Gidan-Zana communities, wherever the assailants reportedly rounded up worshippers and took them into the forest.

Abdullahi, who confirmed that determination were casualties during the attack, told newsmen that the deceaseds’ are among those abducted during the convulsive attacks connected the mosques successful the council.

According to him, “From the records I have, those kidnapped were a small supra 60. Those that were killed were adjacent to 30.”

He stated that residents of the affected areas had recovered and buried the bodies of those killed, portion information forces had moved into the affected communities to reconstruct calm.

Abdullahi besides confirmed that respective houses were besides burnt during the attacks, including the residence o...