Three pregnant women fleeing from terrorists who attacked their communities in Magama Local Government Area of Niger State over the weekend, were delivered of babies in the bush.
The attack which began on Friday, it was Learnt, spilled over to Sunday afternoon.
The communities attacked include, Mabirni, Zoma, Bado, Yangalu, Buga Zabbi and Ataba.
The terrorists were said to be closing in on Ibeto town, even as the number of persons killed and abducted were unknown as at press time.
Of the three women who have birth to babies while fleeing, one is said to be missing as fleeing villagers only found the newly born baby in the bush.
One Alhaji Ibrahim Maiquaqua Yangalo was shot with members of his family abducted, reports revealed.
Safiyanu Garba Ibeto, Chairman of Magama local government, confirmed the incident.
Said he: “The bandits entered Magama local government through Mabirni, Zoma, Bado, Yangalu. Presently, they are close to Ibeto, right now they are about 23 km to Ibeto”.
An elderly woman, Malama Khadijat Abdullahi, explained that two of her daughters, mothers of five and three respectively, were among the abductees, adding that the bandits had contacted them for negotiation of N3million ransom.
Most of the affected villages had been deserted as at Sunday morning with the terrorists said to be rustling cows in some villages.
Residents of the affected communities have taken refuge in Kontagora.
