Armed Bandits attacked Yarkasuwa community in Lere LGA, Kaduna State. They killed four residents and abducted an ECWA Pastor along with 11 other people.
12 Nov 2025 · Yarkasuwa, Lere, Kaduna
Deaths
4
Kidnapped
12
Total casualties
4
Perpetrators
Bandits
Response
Security agencies confirmed the incident; attack underscores persistence of Bandits raids targeting clergy and civilians in Kaduna.
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Banditry-for-ransom economy, targeting of religious leaders, weak rural security
Trajectory
Incident reflects continuation of Banditry in Kaduna, with clergy and rural residents repeatedly targeted.
Cycle notes
Abductions of priests in Kaduna and Katsina demonstrate recurring threats to faith-based communities and rural livelihoods.
Pattern
Banditry targeting clergy and rural communities
Related — Banditry
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.
Armed Bandits attacked Yaribori community in Kafur LGA, Katsina State, killing a pastor and a church member, and abducting a woman.
During the coordinated early-morning raids that swept through Katsina State, Kurechin Dutse was hit as part of a "synchronized carnage." Bandits armed with AK-47s invaded the community around 03:00 hrs. This specific attack was part of a broader retaliation by Bandits groups following an incident in nearby Danmusa LGA where local vigilantes (Yan Sakai) had allegedly burned Fulani settlements. The Bandits moved through Kurechin Dutse, shooting indiscriminately and ensuring the community could not organize a defense.