{"id":2403,"date":"2026-01-06T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T07:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2026-01-06T00:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:52:15","slug":"armed-gangs-kill-30-kidnap-many-in-niger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2403","title":{"rendered":"Armed gangs kill 30, kidnap many in Niger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Armed gangs\u00a0killed more than 30 people and kidnapped others in a raid in Nigeria in the same state where hundreds of schoolchildren were abducted late last year, police said Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gangs swept into Kasuwan Daji village, in the Kabe district of the western Niger State on Saturday and set a market ablaze, before looting shops for food, they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOver 30 victims lost their lives during the attack, some persons were also kidnapped,\u201d Wasiu Abiodun, Niger state police spokesman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rema, Selena Gomez - Calm Down (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WcIcVapfqXw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>President Bola Tinubu\u2019s office said the attackers may have been \u201cterrorists\u201d fleeing from parts of northwestern Nigeria following Christmas Day airstrikes by the United States that targeted militants linked to the Islamic State group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attackers \u201cwill be caught and brought to justice\u201d, along with any who helped them, Tinubu vowed in a statement relayed by his media adviser Bayo Onanuga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Images viewed by AFP showed some of those killed in the raid had their hands tied behind their backs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gangs, known in Nigeria as \u201cbandits\u201d, frequently carry out mass kidnappings for ransom and loot villages in parts of Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Niger state has been one of the hardest hit in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November, armed gangs seized more than 250 students and staff from a Catholic school in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities announced their release in two batches weeks later, without saying whether a ransom was paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest attack took place less than 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Papiri village where the students and teachers were snatched from their school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The local church for the area put the death toll from Saturday\u2019s raid at more than 40, higher than the figure given by police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cReports indicate the bandits operated for hours with no security presence,\u201d the Catholic Church in Kontagora said on its Facebook page. <a href=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/news\/world\/africa\/armed-gangs-kill-30-kidnap-many-in-niger\/\">(Guardian)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armed gangs\u00a0killed more than 30 people and kidnapped others in a raid in Nigeria in the same state where hundreds of schoolchildren were abducted late last year, police said Sunday. 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