{"id":177884,"date":"2025-09-07T15:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T14:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/bandits-attack-niger-community"},"modified":"2025-09-07T15:52:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T14:52:00","slug":"bandits-attack-niger-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/bandits-attack-niger-community","title":{"rendered":"Bandits attack Niger community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked Usubu community in Niger State, abducting young mothers and leaving behind their sick babies.<\/p>\n<p>The attack which took place late Saturday night, was made public in a post on X on Sunday by security analyst, Bakatsine.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the assailants stormed the community and forcefully took away women, many of them nursing mothers, while abandoning their infants, some less than a year old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday night, gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked Usubu community in Niger State, abducted young mothers and left behind their sick babies under 1yr old.<\/p>\n<p>When will this horror end in Nigeria?,\u201d Bakatsine wrote.<\/p>\n<p>As of the time of filing this report, security agencies were yet to issue an official statement on the attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked Usubu community in Niger State, abducting young mothers and leaving behind their sick babies. The attack which took place late Saturday night, was made public in a post on X on Sunday by security analyst, Bakatsine. 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