Gunmen abducted a University of Abuja staff member in Giri, Gwagwalada LGA, FCT.

A five-man gang of armed Bandits invaded the Sakpefu community, scaled the fence of Alhaji Muhammad Swasun‘s residence, and abducted his wife, Hajiya Fatima, and daughter, Amina. The assailants fired sporadically into the air to cause panic before forcing their way into the compound and taking the victims at gunpoint. Local vigilantes mobilized immediately but could not locate the victims or the abductors by Monday morning. The APC chairman reportedly saw his wife and daughter being taken away and considered himself “lucky not to be kidnapped”

Edgar Raupach, a German construction engineer employed by Dantata & Sawoe Construction Company, was abducted at approximately 8:00 a.m. while working at a construction site along the Zaria Road highway. Three gunmen arrived in an Opel Vectra, handcuffed him, forced him into the vehicle, and drove away. Raupach was held in captivity for over four months. During that time, Al‑Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued a statement claiming responsibility, demanded the release of a German woman imprisoned for supporting a foreign terrorist network, and released a video of the hostage. While in captivity, Raupach was moved to an enclave near Bayero University Kano.

A convoy of aid workers from the international humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger (ACF) was ambushed by militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The attackers stopped the vehicles, shot dead the driver, and abducted six aid workers. The victims included one ACF staff member, two drivers, and three health workers (the latter employed by the Borno State Ministry of Health)