Suspected bandits kill immigration officer in Niger

Bandits attacked a Nigeria Immigration Service outpost successful Balia community, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State and abducted an migration officer, identified arsenic Umar Yusuf.

The attackers, according to a root came connected motorcycles, launched the battle successful a wide daylight astatine astir 10 a.m. connected Tuesday and overpowered officers manning the facility.

The root explained that the outpost is located on Babanna Road, adjacent to the Benin Republic border, saying that 2 AK-47 rifles loaded with ammunition were seized from the unit during the attack.

He explained, “Babanna Road has implicit the years go notorious for banditry and violent attacks.”

He explained that successful November 2025, 2 soldiers were killed and an unspecified fig of others including civilians and information operatives were injured by bandits erstwhile a convoy belonging to the subordinate representing Agwara/Borgu Federal Constituency successful the House of Representatives, Jafaru Mohammad Ali Damisa was attacked.

The bandits ambushed the convoy of the lawmaker who was traveling to Babanna successful Borgu section authorities country astatine astir 11 a.m., resulting successful casualties among information unit attached to him.

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