There are also reports of several abducted people, including children. Now they are looking for them.
According to media reports, the attack occurred on the evening of January 3. The armed attackers opened fire on local residents, set fire to residential buildings and a market, and robbed stores of food.
According to eyewitnesses, the militants did not spare either women or children. Local residents complain of a lack of security forces during and after the attack. The material states that the same groups could have been involved in a series of attacks on the neighboring villages of Agvarra and Borgu, which occurred the day before.
DW points out that Nigeria has been suffering for several years from the activities of armed groups, which the country calls “bandits.” They regularly attack villages and kidnap people for ransom, especially in the northern and central regions of the country. The security situation had deteriorated in previous months, prompting Nigeria's Defense Minister Badaru Abubakar to resign in early December.
