Reference News Network, January 5 report. According to AFP, January 4 report, Nigerian police announced on January 4 that a village in the western part of the country was attacked by "bandits," resulting in more than 30 deaths and several people being kidnapped. These "bandits" are members of criminal gangs that have long plagued the country.
The report said that the attackers stormed a village in Kebbi State, Niger, on the night of the 3rd, set fire to a market and looted some shops to look for food. In November last year, a large-scale kidnapping incident occurred in Niger State, where armed personnel kidnapped more than 250 students and several staff members from a Catholic boarding school.
Wahyu Abiodun, a spokesperson for the Niger State police, said that in the attack on the village on the 3rd, "more than 30 people lost their lives, and some were kidnapped."
The report also said that the office of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu stated on January 4 that the attackers might be "terrorists who fled from Sokoto and Zamfara after a U.S. military attack during Christmas."
Tinubu ordered the security forces to "quickly" pursue the attackers. In a statement published by his spokesperson, he said, "They and all those who helped, encouraged or supported them will be arrested and held accountable under the law."
Footage seen by AFP showed that some victims had their hands tied behind their backs when they were killed. The local Catholic church said that more than 40 people were killed on the 3rd, which is higher than the number reported by the police. (Translated by Lu Longjun)
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