Gunmen abducted the daughter of a judge and one other person in Maraba Gurgu, Lafia LGA, Nasarawa State.
24 Sept 2025 · Maraba Gurgu, Lafia, Nasarawa
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Kidnapped
2
Total casualties
0
Perpetrators
Unidentified Armed Actors
Response
A search party has since been mobilised in a bid to rescue the victims and track down the perpetrators .
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Banditry-for-ransom economy, intimidation of judiciary
Trajectory
Incident reflects expansion of abductions into elite households.
Cycle notes
Lafia kidnappings weaken governance by disrupting local administration.
Pattern
Kidnapping targeting elites
Source
Related — Kidnapping
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