Nigeria, June 26 -- Suspected bandits have reportedly burnt down a public primary school in Dekara, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, despite allegedly collecting a N10 million protection levy from communities in the area.

Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that the attackers set ablaze the Central Primary School, Dekara, during a raid on Wednesday, forcing many residents to flee the town.

A resident, who requested anonymity for security reasons, said the gunmen emerged from the Kainji Lake National Park to launch the attack.

According to the resident, communities in the Dekara District had recently paid N10 million demanded by the bandits to spare the area.

"The bandits imposed a N10 million levy on our communities. We paid becau...