Overview
- Police say armed gangs attacked Kasuwan-Daji in Borgu on Saturday evening, torching the market and homes and looting food.
- Authorities put the death toll at over 30 and confirm kidnappings, while church and resident accounts range from 37 to more than 40.
- Witnesses report gunmen on motorcycles firing indiscriminately as the assault stretched for hours with no visible security presence.
- AFP says photos and video reviewed by its reporters show some victims with their hands tied before they were killed.
- Police cite nearby forest reserves as the attackers’ origin and say teams are searching for the abducted near the site of November’s school kidnapping.