Bandits Kidnap Pregnant Woman, 30 Oda People For Niger And FCT

Exactly seven days after over 300 students dey abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, Niger State, bandits don strike again for Palaita community, Erena Ward, Shiroro LGA, abduct 24 people, including pregnant woman, and chop off hand of blind man. Di Police, however, talk say 10 people dem abduct. Another attack happen for Abuja, wey bandits carry six girls and one boy away. Di attacks come as Diocese of Kaduna Anglican Communion announce say Venerable Edwin Achi, Priest-in-Charge of Ebenezer Anglican Church, kidnapped on October 28, don die for kidnappers’ den, wey also make di ‘Stand Up for Jesus 2025’ event cancel. Defence Minister, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, talk say di armed forces dey close to wipe out bandits, even as school abductions dey rise again.

Bandits strike Palaita around 2pm while farmers dey harvest rice, escape with victims before military reach. Another gang invade Kakuru community, chop off blind man hand for not cooperating. For Abuja, bandits attack Gidan-Bijimi, Kawu Ward, abduct six girls and one boy around 9:47pm, gunmen fire gun sporadically and scatter residents. IGP Kayode Egbetokun redeploy 11,566 police officers to underserved communities, while Cardinal John Onaiyekan insist say government should equip existing officers instead of recruiting 20,000 more. Security measures don increase, but residents dey live under fear, dey call for urgent rescue of victims and stronger action against bandits terrorising rural communities near Kaduna, Niger, and FCT.