Armed Bandits attacked Sarkin Bajaga village in Kajuru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, while farmers were working on their farmlands. Titus Victor, 34, was shot and fatally injured, while Nathan Andrew, 33, sustained gunshot injuries on his left thigh and was rushed to Bege Hospital, Maraban Kajuru, where he is responding to treatment. The deceased was confirmed dead by a medical doctor. An unspecified number of farmers were abducted to an unknown destination during the attack.
27 Aug 2025 · Sarkin Bajaga, Kajuru, Kaduna
Deaths
1
Injured
0
Total casualties
1
Perpetrators
Bandits
Response
Security forces were mobilized to the scene . Concerted efforts by security agencies are ongoing to rescue the victims and arrest the perpetrators .
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Banditry-for-ransom economy, rural insecurity, weak policing
Trajectory
Shows Bandits targeting farmers directly, disrupting livelihoods and food security.
Cycle notes
Reflects ongoing cycles of rural attacks in Kajuru where farming communities are repeatedly targeted. Similar attacks have been documented in Kajuru LGA throughout 2024 and 2025, including the 23 October 2025 abduction of several residents in Afogo village and the 19 October 2025 killing of Agnes Zafaniya in Kallah District.
Pattern
Bandits attacks on farming communities
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