A minimum of 32 folks have been killed after gunmen launched simultaneous assaults on three communities within the north-central area of Nigeria, the police and a resident mentioned Saturday (February 14, 2026).
The daybreak raid had been focused on the communities of Tunga-Makeri, Konkoso, and Pissa, within the Borgu space of Niger state.
Niger State police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun mentioned six folks died within the assault on Tunga-Makeri, including {that a} “but to be ascertained variety of individuals had been kidnapped.”
Abiodun confirmed that the Konkoso neighborhood was attacked, however supplied no additional particulars. “Joint safety groups have been mobilised to the scene for evaluation and energy to rescue the victims is ongoing,” he mentioned.
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Abdullahi Adamu, a resident of Konkoso, mentioned 26 folks had been killed within the assault on his neighborhood. “They had been working freely with out the presence of any safety,” he mentioned.
Northern Nigeria is within the grip of a fancy safety disaster that includes each Islamic militants and armed gangs kidnapping folks for ransom.
Saturday’s (February 14, 2026) assaults comply with a lethal assault earlier this month in neighboring Kwara State that killed 162 folks.
Previously few months, Nigeria has been within the crosshairs of the U.S. authorities, which has accused the Nigerian authorities of not defending Christians, though assaults have an effect on each Christians and Muslims.
The accusation has resulted in a safety partnership between each nations that has concerned U.S. strikes concentrating on armed teams in Nigerian territories in December, in addition to presence of a group of U.S. army within the West African nation.
Printed – February 15, 2026 07:02 am IST