Niger State orders security forces to rescue abducted worshippers in Borgu
The Niger State Government has instructed security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue worshippers abducted during Friday prayers in the Kpenya community, Dekara District of Borgu Local Government Area.
In January, PREMIUM TIMES reported the massacre of villagers in Kasuwan Daji, also in Borgu Local Government Area, where at least 35 people were killed and many others, mostly women and children, abducted.
In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Obed Nana, the state government said initial reports from security agencies indicated that the attackers took an unspecified number of worshippers, while others fled into nearby areas.
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