Bandits Attack Nasarawa Community, Abduct Travelers

Bandits attacked the Nasarawa community around 1am, blocking the Gusau-Sokoto road and abducting travelers. A female victim recounted that the assailants jumped over a fence into her house while shooting sporadically but did not harm anyone.

Another resident reported that the bandits went door to door, asking for specific individuals, and began shooting when they were told those individuals were not present. The bandits later focused on rustling animals, discussing their plans to do so.

They eventually switched to rustling small animals in the area but fled when members of the Civilian Joint Task Force and police arrived and engaged them. Allegations arose that the bandits passed through an Army security checkpoint without being stopped, with residents expressing dissatisfaction with the current Army command's focus on farm-related issues rather than addressing security threats.