At least 70 people were kidnapped by bandits during the recent attacks on three local government areas in Nigeria’s middlebelt Niger state.
Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, made this known in a statement on Friday.
Musa gave the name of the invaded local government areas as Shiroro, Rafi and Paikoro, that formed part of his constituency,
The lawmaker also said the abducted women and girls were being raped by their abductors.
The senator’s statement was coming after bandits also reportedly raided Kusherki community in Rafi LGA of the state, killing no fewer than 13 people on Wednesday.
Musa who also condemned the cold blooded murder of innocent villagers in the affected LGAs, lamented that not less than 20 lives had been lost to bandits attacks while between 50 and 70 villagers had been kidnapped
He said bandits also destroyed houses and made away with valuable items including money during the latest attack.
He said the villages mostly affected were Kwagana and Kaffinkoro wards in the Paikoro Local Government Area as well as Sabo Kabula in Munya LGA and Pandogari ward in Rafi LGA.