In the aftermath of the recent abduction of 31 villagers in Jagaba village, Pandogari community, Niger State, residents are raising concerns about the efficacy of the military’s presence in the area.
A group of more than 50 terrorists reportedly targeted the village, striking around 11:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Despite distress calls from locals, residents claim that the security forces stationed in the vicinity remained inactive during the attack.
The assailants, armed and dangerous, fired shots into the air, instilling fear throughout the village.
While some villagers managed to escape, 31 individuals were abducted, and a middle-aged man lost his life for resisting the attackers.
Of particular concern is the village’s proximity to the Joint Security Taskforce camp stationed at Pandogari, merely two kilometers away.
Residents reportedly made desperate distress calls to the security taskforce, but allegedly received no response.
Furthermore, local vigilantes who attempted to intervene were purportedly prevented by the security forces, with no explanation provided for their actions.
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A source told Daily Sun, “We alerted the security taskforce that there was an attack on the village and that people are being kidnapped, but they didn’t answer us. In fact, the local vigilantes wanted to go after the bandits, but these people (Security Taskforce) stopped them.
“We don’t know why they refused to take action and go after the people, and they equally stopped the local vigilantes from attacking the bandits. The question is that what are they doing here.”