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Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have again struck in a community in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, killing four and rustling cattle.
The recent attack comes barely one week after gunmen invaded Kasuwan Deji in the same local government area, killing 42.
The latest incident occurred at about 11 pm on Friday in Wawa after the villagers had retired to bed.
DAILY POST reports that the community is a mining area,(Wawa) that had been operating illegally for sometime unabated.
Recall that the Kainji Park had been the hideout for the bandits in the past few months where they had been operating at will unabated.
Confirming the incident, Chairman of Borgu Local government area, Mallam Abdullahi Mohammed Nasiru, said his council is under siege from terrorists.
“I am calling for help and renewing the call for intensification of security patrols around communities being attacked,” he said.
