At least 10 residents of Angwan-Kawo and Kuchipa villages in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State have been abducted by gunmen in a fresh wave of violence that struck multiple communities on Wednesday.
The incident, confirmed by the state police authorities, occurred in the evening hours.
The Niger State Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, told Channels TV that the attackers invaded both villages and whisked away several residents.
“On November 26, 2025, at about 8 pm, a report was received indicating that suspected armed men abducted about ten persons from Angwan-Kawo and Kuchipa villages of Shiroro Local Government Area.
“Effort is being made to rescue the victims,” Abiodun said.
While security agencies moved to verify the incident, reports of additional attacks continued to surface from other parts of the state on the same day.
Earlier on Wednesday, bandits were said to have descended on Kakuru community in Erena Ward, where they allegedly brutalised a blind man after taking his mobile phone.
Residents said the attackers severed his right hand, and he is now receiving emergency treatment at a patent medicine shop in the Kuduru community.
In another attack within Erena Ward, residents of Palaita community reported that gunmen invaded a rice farm and allegedly abducted about 24 people, including pregnant women.
The number of victims, however, has not been independently verified by PUNCH Online.
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