Bandit Attack Foiled in Musawa LGA Kastina As Nine Kidnapped Victims Rescued

By: Zagazola Makama

In a daring rescue operation, the security forces successfully foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued nine victims from armed bandits on April 9, 2025, at approximately 1:25 a.m.

Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspected armed bandits, riding motorcycles, stormed Farin Dutse in Dangani, Musawa Local Government Area, and abducted several individuals.

However, the timely response from the Division Police Officer (DPO), who mobilized a Joint APC Patrol to the scene, led to a fierce gun battle with the bandits.

In the aftermath of the engagement, six females and three males were rescued and swiftly transported to the General Hospital Musawa for medical attention.

The victims are reported to be in stable condition.

Bandit Attack Foiled in Musawa LGA Kastina As Nine Kidnapped Victims Rescued

Bandit Attack on Mahuta Village, Judge Rescued in Dandume LGA

By Zagazola Makama

Armed bandits launched an attack on Mahuta Village in Dandume Local Government Area in Katsina on April 8, 2025, at approximately 11:55 p.m., kidnapping six individuals, including a prominent local judge.

Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack was responded by joint security forces which led to a confrontation with the bandits, resulting in the successful rescue of one of the victims, Mr. Rabiu Tukur, a 49-year-old judge of the Lower Sharia Court Dandume.

Tukur was unharmed during the rescue operation, and efforts to locate and rescue the remaining five victims are ongoing.

The troops continue to pursue the bandits, with search and rescue operations intensifying in the area.

Bandit Attack on Mahuta Village, Judge Rescued in Dandume LGA

Pastor Kidnapped in Sanga LGA Kaduna as Military, police Launch Search Efforts

By: Zagazola Makama

Pastor Samson Ndah Ali, a 30-year-old pastor with the ECWA Church in Mararaba Abro, Sanga Local Government Area, in Kaduna State was abducted from his home during the early hours of April 8, 2025.

Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the kidnappers, believed to be armed, stormed the pastor’s residence at approximately 12:45 a.m. on the same day and forcibly took him to an undisclosed location.

A joint team of the Nigerian Army, police and the Department of State Services (DSS), have launched a coordinated effort to locate and rescue Pastor Ali, with a focus on ensuring his safe return.

Pastor Kidnapped in Sanga LGA Kaduna as Military, police Launch Search Efforts