Suspected bandits have raided Usubu community in Niger State, abducting several young mothers and leaving behind their sick babies.
The attack, which occurred late Saturday night, was revealed in a post on X by security analyst Bakatsine on Sunday.
According to post, the gunmen stormed the community, seizing women—many of them nursing mothers while abandoning their infants, some less than a year old.
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“Yesterday night, gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked Usubu community in Niger State, abducted young mothers and left behind their sick babies under one year old. When will this horror end in Nigeria?” The post read.
As of press time, security agencies had yet to release an official statement on the incident.