At least 60 people were on Saturday killed in an attack at the Kasuwan Daji Market, Borgu LGA, Niger State.
Sources said terrorists who emerged from the Kainji National Park stormed the market around 4pm, surrounded the market and slaughtered traders and buyers, while kidnapping several others, particularly women and children.
Among the abducted are pupils and students of St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, who were recently rescued by the federal government.
Sources confirmed that 43 corpses, including Muslims and Christians, were buried en masse on Sunday, while search and rescue operations continued.
The affected community lies a short distance from Papiri in Agwara LGA, where over 200 pupils and students of St. Mary’s Catholic School were kidnapped on November 21, 2025.
A source said that after the market attack, where at least 30 traders were tied and slaughtered, the terrorists moved through the community, shooting and setting fire to homes, killing more residents.
They also took away foodstuffs and valuables worth millions of naira before setting the market ablaze.