Hoodlums Attack Worshipers During Ramadan Prayer In Niger

Suspected armed thugs have been attacking residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, for the past five days.

The attackers armed with dangerous weapons are openly holding the residents hostage.

The latest attack happened in the wee hours of Friday, as the hoodlums blocked Kuta Road in Minna,  attacking people going for Tahajud prayers.

A resident who spoke with Daily Trust about the incessant attack said the hoodlums’ main operations are in Kpakungu, Soje, Anguwan Daji, Limawa, and Ogbomosho, among other places.

Confirming the incident, the Niger State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said police were on top of the situation.

He said, “Police patrol teams have always been responding to the issue, and arrests were being made at every location of the scene.”