Suspected bandits launched a savage assault on Kasuwan Daji village market in Niger State's Borgu LGA on January 3, 2026, killing over 30 residents including vigilantes tied and slaughtered while abducting many others, including children.
Around 4:30 p.m., assailants emerged from Kainji Lake National Park forests, invading Demo village via Kabe, torching shops, looting food, and executing villagers along escape paths. Eyewitnesses described gunmen tying up 42 victims before slitting throats "like goats," operating unchallenged till dawn amid zero resistance from sparse security. Niger Police PRO Wasiu Abiodun confirmed over 30 deaths by Sunday morning, with joint teams assessing the carnage.
This follows November 2025 school abductions of 300+ pupils and vigilante killings, highlighting Borgu-Agwara bandit havens despite Tinubu's hunt orders. Kidnappees face ransom hikes like Kwara royals' N450m demands, fueling mass flights from farmlands.
Social media seethes with fury over endless North-Central terror.
- "Dem tie dem come slaughter like goat where security??" – Pidgin rants capture horror.bbc
- "Niger bleeding daily; Tinubu words no save lives" – Backlash at federal inaction.businessday
- "42 confirmed? Na who go count bodies for bush?" – Skeptics decry undercounts. #NigerAttack trends as survivors beg rescues.instagram+1