In their bid to escape incessant bandit attacks, Men, women and children from Pandogari district of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have reportedly thronged Tegina.
According to media reports, one of the displaced persons who gave his name as Mahmood through the phone of a source said they had to flee to stay alive because they no longer had peace in their community
“We have been under attack for the past three days. A lot of my people have been injured, we have no more food and our animals have been stolen. The only option we have is to leave the village. We should be safe here”, he said.
“They were brought in two trucks, men, women and children”, one of the sources said. “They are more than 100 here. They are looking all helpless. We are waiting for them to open the classrooms of the institute so that they will be able to organize themselves for the time being.”
The displaced persons were brought into Tegina Monday afternoon at about 2pm on two trucks, according to available reports.
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