A 13-year-old girl, Hasiya A. Bawa, is currently receiving hospital treatment after she was violently assaulted by a group of bandits in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
The incident was confirmed to journalists on Thursday, November 27, 2025, by local reporter Bakatsine. According to his account, Hasiya, a resident of Kudodo village in Golkogo ward, was returning from the market with her elder brother, Rabiu A. Bawa, when they were ambushed by the armed men. The bandits subsequently gang-raped the teenager.
Bakatsine raised alarm over the deteriorating security situation in the Lakpma axis, stating, “The renewed activities of banditry in Lakpma axis is seriously alarming. How long will communities remain this vulnerable?”
This brutal attack follows a separate, recent assault in the same region, where bandits abducted 24 individuals from the Palaita community in Erena Ward. Among those taken were pregnant women, highlighting the escalating and severe nature of the security crisis in Shiroro LGA.
