Nigeria, Feb. 15 -- Suspected bandits have attacked Kakafu, a mining village in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting a woman, her daughter and granddaughter.

Residents told PREMIUM TIMES the armed men, dressed in military camouflage, stormed the village around 1 a.m. on Sunday. Kakafu has suffered repeated attacks, the most recent about four months ago.

Locals said the victims had fled to neighbouring Lade after the last raid but returned on Saturday for a Maulud celebration. The attackers appeared to have specifically targeted them.

"They fled to Lade about four months ago," said Ndaba Isah, a relative who has also left the village. "My uncle saw the terrorists when they came to our family house and went into hiding....