At night, Bandits attacked multiple communities in Kajuru LGA (Tundun Ibru, Doka, Chibiya, and Ungwan Madaki). They killed five persons and kidnapped about 20 others. Villagers attempted to chase the Bandits but were unsuccessful. The body of a pastor, who was among those abducted, was found the following morning.
6 Jul 2022 · Tundun Ibru, Doka, Chibiya, Ungwan Madaki, Kajuru, Kaduna
Deaths
5
Injured
0
Kidnapped
20
Total casualties
5
Perpetrators
Bandits
Response
Villagers attempted pursuit but failed; security response not detailed at the time of reporting.
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Banditry, ransom economy, religious targeting (pastor among abducted and killed)
Trajectory
Bandits’ continued targeting of rural Kaduna communities, combining killings with mass abductions.
Cycle notes
Shows how families were shattered overnight, with loved ones killed, abducted, and a pastor’s body found the next day.
Pattern
Night raids and mass abductions
Related — Kidnapping
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Armed Bandits launched a midnight raid on the Idon community in Kajuru LGA. The attackers invaded the village under the cover of darkness, shooting into the air to intimidate residents before moving from house to house. During the operation, they forcibly took 14 individuals into the nearby forest.
About 12 armed men on motorcycles invaded Unguwan Shola community near the former Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Katsina metropolis, Katsina State. The attackers went from house to house, demanding money, phones, food items and other valuables, before abducting eight persons—seven men and one woman (including a married woman and her two-year-old baby). The police, however, officially confirmed the abduction of six persons. One of the abducted men, Mannir Jayi, escaped from the captors and is helping police with investigations. The abductors later demanded a ransom of N60 million (₦7.5 million per victim).