Reported by: Oahimire Omone Precious | Edited by: Henry Owen
At least **seven youths — among them several staff members of Kainji National Park — were **killed in an ambush by suspected bandits in Wawa town, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, security sources reported. The gunmen, riding on motorcycles, are said to have stormed the area and opened fire on the victims in a deadly overnight attack, leaving the community in shock as the remains of the victims were deposited at General Hospital Morgue in Wawa. Local government officials described the incident as “very sad,” with some park staff still unaccounted for following the assault, suggesting the death toll could rise.
The attack underlines a persistent and dangerous trend of banditry and criminal violence around Kainji Lake National Park, a region long used as a base by armed groups to launch raids, evade security forces and control forested terrain that spans parts of Niger and neighbouring states.
In a separate but related front of insecurity, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene decisively in the ongoing plight of over 100 Christian worshippers abducted in Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The PFN described the mass kidnapping during a church service as a “tragic reminder of Nigeria’s lingering insecurity,” calling on the Federal Government to deploy every available resource and intelligence to ensure the immediate and safe release of those held in captivity.
In its statement, the PFN emphasised that the protection of lives and property remains a fundamental responsibility of government, expressing solidarity with the families of the captives and urging swift action by security agencies. It specifically appealed for presidential intervention, drawing on past instances where similar engagements helped secure the release of abducted victims, and stressed the need for effective and sustained responses to banditry and kidnappings nationwide.
The tandem of deadly violence in Niger State and the ongoing abductions in Kaduna reflects a broader and deepening pattern of insecurity across northern Nigeria, where armed groups routinely exploit gaps in rural security presence to carry out lethal raids, abductions and extortion. These incidents continue to fuel public concern about the capacity of security architecture to protect vulnerable communities and compel urgent calls for sustained, coordinated federal intervention.
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