Again Over 30 Killed, Several Abducted In Terrorist Attacks on Niger State Communities

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Niger State Police Command said concerted efforts are underway to rescue victims of yet another gruesome  insurgent attacks on the twin communities of Tugan-Makeri ,Konsoko and Pissa  in Borgu Local Council of Niger state.

The Source reports that the attacks carried out  between 3.00 am and 6.00 am on Saturday, left over 30 persons dead, and several homes , including a Police station razed.

According to local witnesses and Police  accounts, the suspected terrorists had first struck at about 3.00 am on Tunga-Makeri, killing six people, and abducting several others.

They then stormed Pissa community a few hours later,  and killed 26 people.

Several homes were set ablaze and a significant number of people reportedly abducted.

However, there are fears that the number of deaths and abducted persons  far exceed  the figures being quoted.

The spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, informed that  the attack on Tugan-Makeri which  occurred at about 3:00 am on Saturday claimed six lives, with several houses razed ,and unspecified number of people kidnapped.

He, however, could not give the exact casualty figures in the attack on Konsoko community.

“On 14/2/2026, at about 6:00 am, a report was received indicating that at about 3:00 am, suspected bandits invaded Tunga-Makeri village via Shafachi District in Borgu LGA.

“During the attack, six persons lost their lives, some houses were set ablaze ,and a yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons were abducted.

“The terrorists were also reported to have moved to Konkoso village while other details remain sketchy” Abiodun stated.

He, however, informed that a joint security team has been deployed both for the enhancement of security in the affected areas ,and the rescue of the abducted victims.

The Source further reports that Niger, Kwara and Kogi States have, of recent, assumed the status of epicentres of insurgency ,in the North Central region of Nigeria, with hundreds killed, and several hundreds equally abducted.