No fewer than ten farmers, including women and a Chinese national from Wayam and Belu-Belu villages, have been reportedly killed by bandits in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State.
According to DailyTrust, six of the victims were beheaded, and the attackers went away with their heads, while many others who sustained bullet wounds were being treated at a clinic in Kagara, the Headquarters of Rafi LGA.
Meanwhile, some people were also kidnapped during the attack that happened around 5 am on Tuesday when the victims were observing their early morning prayers.
A resident in the area, Bala Tukur, said the residents of Wayam, Belu-Belu, Madaka, and adjoining communities had all fled to Kagara town, the Headquarters of Rafi LGA, since Tuesday morning.
He noted that bandits had resumed aggressive attacks on farmers from Wushishi, Rafi, Shiroro, Mariga, and Kontagora LGAs of the state began to harvest their farm produce.
He said, “At Wayam village near Madaka under Kagara town, they mercilessly killed ten people and injured many. The way they killed us now is very traumatic, I swear. Everybody has fled.
“Many people have not been able to harvest 50 percent of their crops, including maize that was ready for harvest, and getting those crops harvested now would be hard.
“Recently, residents of Kukoki were asked to pay N1.5 million to be allowed to harvest their crops. They paid, but bandits came back to attack them four days ago.”
