Free roving terrorists have again reportedly raided some communities in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State in Central Nigeria, killing no fewer than 26 people.
The raid on Feyi community of Borgu-happened on Friday, when the terrorists arrived in their numbers on motorcycles and started shooting sporadically as they stormed the village, leaving the helpless villagers to scramble for their lives.
The attack left 26 dead, houses razed, including a police station, and many abducted.
A dependable source, who spoke on condition of anonymity from the community told the Vanguard that the armed men after carrying out their dastardly act in Feyi area moved to Tungan Makeri and Nkpaso villages respectively, both in Konkoso Ward of Borgu local government area in the early hours of Saturday, during which they gunned down 20 persons and later set the police station in Pissa ablaze. The impeccable source further revealed that a military helicopter was later cited moving towards the communities ravaged by the bandits but no casualty was recorded on the part of the terrorists.
The Niger State Police confirmed the incident, with its Public Relations Unit saying, “On 14/2/2026 at about 6am, report received indicated that at about 3am, suspected bandits invaded Tunga-Makeri village via Shafachi district Borgu LGA and during the attack, six persons lost their lives, some houses were also set ablaze, and a yet to be ascertained number of persons were abducted, as the terrorists were also reported to have moved to Konkoso village and other details still sketchy.
Meanwhile, joint security teams have been mobilised to the scene for assessment and effort to rescue the victims is ongoing.”
Communities in Borgu had been constantly raided by terrorists recently, with many lives and properties lost.
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