Nigeria: Many Bodies Recovered After Niger Mosque Attacks, LG Chairman Says, As Tinubu Orders Rescue Operation
On Friday, a series of attacks occurred in four villages of Borgu Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria, during Jumaat prayers. The attacks resulted in the deaths of around 30 worshippers and the kidnapping of approximately 60 people, according to the Borgu Local Government Chairman, Mohammed Abdullahi. The attacks took place in the villages of Dekara, Kpenya, Sabon-Gida, and Gidan-Zana, where terrorists herded worshippers into the forest and ordered them to leave their mosques.
Following the incident, the military restored calm, but some residents fled to safer areas, notably New Bussa and Benin Republic. The police have deployed a joint security operation to track the attackers and rescue the remaining captives. President Bola Tinubu condemned the attacks and ordered a coordinated rescue operation involving the Armed Forces, Nigeria Police Force, State Security Service, and intelligence agencies.
He emphasized that those responsible will face justice and vowed to defend Nigerians and uphold the sanctity of human life.
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