Terrorists, often referred to as bandits, have reportedly burnt 10 people alive and abducted seven women in Kachiwe community, Sarkin Pawa Ward of Munya Local Government Area of Niger state.
According to the Punch report, the Secretary of Munya the Local Government Area, James Jagaba, said the terrorists also set houses on fire and slaughtered people.
“The bandits set all the houses ablaze, burnt ten people alive, abducted ten women and slaughtered the others. On their way after carrying out their heinous act, they met two people whose vehicle broke down, they stopped and killed those two people then burnt down their vehicle. In the process, three of the abducted women escaped and the bandits went with the other seven women.
The Secretary added that the bandits moved to Shapè village under the Sarki Pawa ward and slaughtered nine people while others in the community took to their heels adding that they also killed seven people in the Gogope ward.
“We were told that all efforts to reach the security personnel proved abortive because, for some days, there has not been mobile network service in Munya local government. The people could not reach out to the security agencies neither could they reach out to the council. At the council, we got the message very late and efforts to get the security was not possible”, Mr James said.
He said that the women are currently in a state of shock and have been showing signs of trauma.
“The three people who survived are currently in shock and suffering from trauma. They need to be helped medically and otherwise because all they have has been burnt down by the bandits,” he added.