Over 20 persons drown in Niger river while fleeing bandits’ attack
At least, twenty (20) people, including women and children, have drowned in the Guni-Zumba river while fleeing due to an attack by bandits.
According to reports, the incident occurred on Wednesday morning when bandits simultaneously invaded the Guni and Kurgbaku communities of Munya Local Government Area of Niger state forcing the locals to flee.
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Sources told Daily Trust that the victims were crossing the river to Zumba and Gwada IDP camps through the boat.
Shehu Abubakar, a resident, who decried the lack of security in the area, said the boat was loaded beyond capacity, forcing it to capsize in the middle of the water.
“Bandits invaded our communities this morning, and in an attempt to flee, some people drowned in the Guni-Zumba river. Due to overloading, the boat capsized in the middle of the water. For now, we don’t know the number of casualties because we have not been able to rescue anybody but I can tell you that over 20 people, including women and children, were involved.”
Michael Madaki, another resident, said, “Bandits attacked Guni community in Munya LGA of Niger State, the villagers trying to escape but their boat capsized.”
The Niger State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, did not respond to calls and a message sent to him at the time of filing this report.
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