- Safiu Kehinde
A group of suspected armed bandits have reportedly raided several villages in Kotangora Local Government Area of Niger State.
The suspected bandits who were captured in a now viral video shared on X on Sunday were conveyed in by over 15 motorcycles.
They reportedly moved through Libele, advancing toward Tashan Allura, Jibril Company, and several nearby villages along the Kontagora–Yauri way in Kontagora LGA.
The raid which, as seen in the video, occurred in broad day light had sparked mixed reactions from netizens who expressed their dismay over the unchallenged operations of the armed groups in the state and other northern states.
“When the northerners are tired, they will stop what they are doing.”@OluwaRachi!
“We need total restructuring or let every region should go their way. It’s not worth the stress. Let people who support feudalism and sharia have their territory, and people who want progress have their territory Enough of this bullshit every day”@AheadAB_
“They moved on droves on motor bikes as their primary source of mobility fortunately we have many military formations in Kaduna yet they moved without any resistance.”@gabriel_bolatit
“The army will trace and arrest the villagers for recording this and making it public.”@Emeka iKORO
“You all should be careful putting videos like this online, they can come find the person that recorded them base on the location… Please for the safety of this person recording!”@Ariknenim
“The people viewing this terror and filming them passing through their village are clearly Muslims. It’s time we drop the religious fight and fight these criminals that are fighting everyone be it Muslim or Christian”@isimagnet
“Subhanallah. Arewa what way? Can you hear the fear in their voices. The masses left to face these criminals all alone. Allah kawo mana mafuta”@LaloMoH
“Armed bandits are moving freely in Nigeria but an unarmed civilian cannot protest in front of eagles square in Abuja. An unarmed civilian would even be arrested for speaking against these ills in the country.”@scjerry_1
“What is our security services doing for God sake, i hope the community around is prepared for self defense”@awayemicheal