Men, women and children from Pandogari district of the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have flooded Tegina in their bid to escape attacks from suspected bandits.
According to Punchng report, residents fled from their villages after incessant attacks.
The displaced persons were brought into Tegina on Monday around 2pm in two trucks.
One of the displaced persons, who gave his name as Mahmood, said they fled their houses to stay alive.
“We have been under attack for the past three days. A lot of my people have been injured; we have no more food and all our animals have been stolen. The only option we have is to leave the village. We should be safe here,” he said.
A source told our correspondent that the displaced persons were waiting for local government officials to open the classrooms of an agricultural institute in the community, where they would stay for some time.
“They were brought in two trucks: men, women and children. 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 organise themselves for the time being,” the source said.
Efforts to get the chairman or secretary of Rafi LGA were abortive, as their telephone numbers were unreachable as of press time.
