Niger: Tension Mounts As Hundreds Remain Missing Weeks After Attack

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There was growing tension in Niger State on Monday as residents staged protests over the abduction of hundreds of people who they said had remained in captivity one month after gunmen attacked several communities in the state.

The protesters, drawn from Dekara and neighbouring communities in the Borgu district, gathered at the local government headquarters in New Bussa to demand the release of those still being held.

Recall that armed men abducted about 600 people, mainly women, children and elderly persons, from the Borgu area of the state.

Borgu, located about 300 km from Minna, the state capital, shares a western border with the Republic of Benin.

The protest has further increased pressure on the administration of President Bola Tinubu to tackle insecurity, which remains a major challenge across the country.

It will also be recalled that President Tinubu ordered an immediate rescue operation following the August 21 attacks, but the abducted victims have yet to be located.

Speaking, the Niger State Commissioner for Information, Obed Nuhu Nana, “Security agencies have been mobilised, but we are yet to get any response from them. The government is definitely making efforts to rescue the people.”

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