Again, Bandits Invade Niger Community, Kidnap Pregnant Woman, 4 Others

Suspected bandits have again invaded Garam, a community in Niger State that shares boundary with Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), kidnapping a pregnant woman and four other persons.

The attack is coming after four months of respite enjoyed by the people of the community, which was interrupted Saturday morning when bandits attacked the community.

LEADERSHIP recalled that the community was thrown into turmoil between December 2023 and February 2024 when it was attacked more than four times by bandits kidnapping scores of people.

A resident of the community told journalists that the bandits arrived at the community through the bush paths around 3 a.m. on Saturday, and went straight to the house of the victims to kidnap them.

He said that as part of the new strategy of the bandits, they decided not to alert security men in the area, by not shooting any guns into the air.

“We learnt that they came at 3 a.m. They kidnapped five people including a pregnant woman alongside her child and husband.

“They forced their way into the building by forcing the door open. They came silently without shooting any guns like they used to do.

“The pregnant woman and the husband are of Nupe by tribe with their son, they also kidnapped a Hausa man that just packed into the compound and another child,” he said.