Unrest as terror attacks on Abuja, M-Belt towns continue

Across many states of the country, terrorists and bandits, Tuesday night and early yesterday, continued to unleash a reign of terror, killing and kidnapping citizens.

Abuja, Niger, Nasarawa and Plateau were among the states attacked by the marauders.

Following the constant wave of terror attacks on Garam, a community in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State, which shares a boundary with the nation’s capital, Abuja, displaced residents of the area have fled their homes, seeking refuge in urban centres of the Federal Capital Territory FCT.

Garam, which shares a boundary with Kuduru, another troubled community in Bwari Area Council of the FCT, has been under severe attacks from bandits since December 24, 2023.

The raging attacks which resurged yesterday, also spread to the Zuma community in Bwari Area Council.

On December 24, bandits invaded the Garam community, which is five five-minute drive from Bwari in the FCT, killing a pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, and kidnapping 13 other persons.

On December 28, bandits again invaded Kuduru in the FCT, kidnapping 18 persons.

Similarly, on Friday, December 29, bandits invaded Azu in Niger State, killing three people and kidnapping eight others.

However, following the ceaseless attacks, residents of Garam decided against observing the crossover service on December 31, 2023.