Gunmen Kidnap Several Individuals in Zangon Kataf LGA

By: Zagazola Makama

Unidentified gunmen reportedly invaded a Fulani settlement (ruga) in Dusten Bako Village, Ikulu Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, on the night of April 3, 2025, at approximately 9:30 PM.

Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the attackers abducted an unspecified number of individuals, whisking them away to an unknown destination.

Upon receiving the distressing news, security forced, mobilized immediately to the scene to assess the situation.

Efforts to track down the perpetrators and ensure the safe rescue of the kidnapped victims are currently underway.

Gunmen Kidnap Several Individuals in Zangon Kataf LGA

Bandits Kill Father and Son, Abduct CPG Member in Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama

On April 4, 2025, a tragic incident occurred along the Bungudu-Duhuwa Road in Zamfara State, where a father and son, Garbati (Fnu) and his son Abubakar Babuga Garbati, were attacked and hacked to death by unknown assailants.

The attackers also stole their motorcycle. The police were promptly alerted, and the bodies were transported to the General Hospital Bungudu for autopsy before being released to their family for burial.

Later that same evening, around 1830hrs, a group of approximately 20 armed bandits ambushed members of the Community Police Guards (CPG) stationed at a checkpoint between Sauna and Gidan Kano along the Sokoto-Gusau highway.

The bandits overpowered the CPG, abducting one of their members, Asiru Dawa, and taking him to an undisclosed location.

The military forces have since launched an operation to track down the bandits and rescue the abducted CPG member.

Bandits Kill Father and Son, Abduct CPG Member in Zamfara

Police Officer, Chinese Nationals Killed in Attack on Quarry Workers in Uturu, Abia

By: Zagazola Makama

A tragic attack took place on April 4, 2025, when armed assailants ambushed a convoy of Chinese expatriates and their police security guards on their way to the Huan Cheng Mining Quarry Site at Agukwu Amaya, Ndundu Community, Isuikwuato LGA, in Abia State.

Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that during the attack, Mr. Quan, a Chinese manager, his colleague Mr. Cai, and Inspector Audu Saidu of the 32 PMF Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, were killed. The assailants also seized the Inspector’s AK-47 rifle.

Security forces, responded swiftly. They rescued three other Chinese nationals Mr. Roger Tan (60), Mr. Yu Shangyu (56), and Mr. Zhan Weibin (59) without injury. Two other victims, Inspector Uba Ahmed and Mr. Huang Lijun, were also rescued, though both had sustained gunshot and machete injuries, respectively. They are currently receiving treatment at Master Energy Hospital Uturu.

Unfortunately, one police officer, Inspector Igagwu, remains missing, and efforts to track the assailants and recover the stolen rifle are ongoing. The bodies of the deceased have been transferred to Marist Cottage Mortuary in Hopeville Uturu.

The police are intensifying their investigation and search efforts to locate the missing officer and apprehend the perpetrators.

Police Officer, Chinese Nationals Killed in Attack on Quarry Workers in Uturu, Abia