The Digest:
Armed terrorists have abducted at least four travellers in a new attack on a major highway in Kwara State, as residents of besieged communities in neighbouring Niger State flee their homes following a deadly weekend massacre that killed over 40 people.
Key Points:
- Suspected terrorists abducted at least four passengers on the Isanlu–Isin–Omu Aran road in Kwara State.
- The attack occurred hours after terrorists burned a police border outpost in New Kalli, Niger State.
- Residents in Niger's Agwara and Borgu LGAs are now fleeing their homes over fears of another imminent attack.
- This follows the weekend massacre at Kasuwan Daji market that left over 40 dead.
- Former Governor Peter Obi condemned the "normalisation of mass killings" and called for urgent action.
- APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda described the Niger attacks as "barbaric and inhuman."
- Security assessments are ongoing, but fear and displacement are spreading across the region.
Sources: Vanguard, Punch
