Bandits Storm Another Niger Community, Abduct 10 Persons

Laleye Dipo in Minna

No fewer than 10 persons, among them pregnant women, have been kidnapped from a rice farm in Palaita village in the Shiroro local government area of Niger state.

This latest incident is coming barely one week after staff and students were kidnapped from the St. Mary’s Catholic Primary/Secondary School in Agwara local government area of the state.

Only 66 of those kidnapped have gained their freedom in unknown circumstances in the Agwara case.

It was gathered that the Shiroro LG abduction took place on Wednesday while those kidnapped were working on their rice farm.

The state Police Command Public Relations Officer SP Wasiu Abiodun confirmed the incident in a one-paragraph statement.

“On November 26, 2025 at about 8pm, report received indicated that suspected armed men abducted about ten persons from Angwan-Kawo & Kuchipa villages of Shiroro Local govt area. Effort is being emplaced to rescue the victims”. Abiodun said without giving further details.