The recent report showed that a 52 persons have been killed in several attacks on communities in Niger state.
The persons were confirmed killed after gunmen attacked the Nakuna and Wurukuchi communites in Niger state
The Niger State incident appeared to be reprisal as a few weeks ago some special hunters and local vigilantes killed scores of gunmen who were e terrorising the communities.
The gunmen launched Wednesday’s attack on Nakuna and Wurukuchi communities when the villagers were on their farms harvesting produce.
All the houses in Nakuna, with a population of about 200, were burnt down by the gunmen, who invaded the community.
According to Yahaya Mota, who lost 10 members of his family to the attack, 20 other bodies were discovered in the bush.
Mota stated, “After the attack on Nakuna, we discovered that 10 persons from one family were killed and we later found the bodies of 20 others in the bush
