General News of Monday, 5 January 2026Source: bbc.comArmed men have violently stormed a village in Nigeria’s Niger state, killing at least 30 people and looting shops, state authorities have said. Abdullahi Rofia, an official with the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the journalist’s report that villagers were rounded up and killed. A witness to the attack told BBC Hausa that there were no security forces in the village. What can we do as ordinary people?”The attack happened just a day after authorities in Niger state announced the phased reopening of schools, after a mass kidnapping forced them to close as part of emergency security measures. In November, more than 250 students and staff from St Mary’s Catholic school in Papiri, Niger state, were abducted.

Source: GhanaWeb January 05, 2026 02:12 UTC