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20 Residents Killed, Others Abducted As Bandits Sack Communities In Kauru LGA In Kaduna

Kadagen Kauru community in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State experienced a violent attack on Monday night during which a young woman, Fatima Zahra, was abducted by bandits.

The incident is part of ongoing attacks affecting several communities in the LGA.

SaharaReporters learnt that reports from affected communities confirmed multiple kidnappings and killings.

In Ningi Karku, seven people were kidnapped and one killed, while Kajunga reported six abducted and two killed.

Kabari (Gobirawa) recorded 53 kidnapped and four killed, and in Danmaikogi three were abducted and one killed.

Other communities, including Fadan Rishiwa, Kagadama, Fagen Rawa, Rafin Iwa, Unguwan Baka, Nasarawan Kadage, Darmanu, Rumaya, Zaman Chawai, Kadagen Kauru, and Kizanya, reported kidnappings, deaths, and injuries.

According to a security analyst Bakatsine, the attacks are putting residents at risk. He stated, “The frequency of these attacks shows a growing threat to the lives of innocent residents in Kauru LGA.”

He added that bandits are targeting multiple communities, increasing the vulnerability of residents. “Bandits are increasingly targeting multiple communities in a coordinated manner, leaving residents terrified and vulnerable,” Bakatsine said.

Bakatsine also noted the need for government action. He said, “Immediate and robust security measures are required to prevent further loss of life and mass abductions.”

The abduction of Zahra is part of a wider insecurity situation in Kaduna State. Recent reports indicate that other communities in the state have experienced killings and kidnappings in the past month, including attacks where multiple residents, including children and the elderly, were taken.

In early January 2026, armed bandits killed two residents and abducted 32 others, including an elderly woman and children, in villages in the Sanga and other Local Government Areas. In some incidents, attackers returned to communities shortly after initial violence to abduct additional victims.

In addition, separate reports detail violent attacks in other parts of the state. For example, armed bandits were reported to have killed two people in Tudun Wadan Rido village in Chikun Local Government Area in December 2025.

Earlier media reports have also identified kidnapping incidents involving religious figures and their families, including the abduction of a priest and his wife in the Nissi community, also in Chikun LGA.

Mattswaggz:
Meanwhile he is in France still charging......what did Nigerians do to deserve such calamity?. .

MufasaLion:
Very good news since the residents are not wise enough to demand for the security of their lives and properties from their government.

MufasaLion:
Very good news since the residents are not wise enough to demand for the security of their lives and properties from their government.

CyynthiaKiss:
https://saharareporters.com/2026/01/13/20-residents-killed-others-abducted-bandits-sack-communities-kauru-lga-kaduna

Maxymilliano:
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has explained why he delegated some members of the party to respond to questions posed to him.
According to the former Lagos Governor, he adopted the delegation method “to show team-ship”.

Tinubu spoke at the Chatham House lecture titled: ‘Nigeria’s 2023 elections: In conversation with Bola Ahmed Tinubu’, monitored by The Nation.

At the lecture, Tinubu after his opening remarks, assigned Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai to speak on how his (Tinubu-led) government would address insecurity and asked the Director of Strategic Communication of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Aleke, to respond to the question on oil theft.

https://thenationonlineng.net/why-i-delegated-el-rufai-ayade-others-to-answer-questions-at-chatham-house-tinubu/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1670262252

jmoore:
Aligning with the center. Kaduna APC, Federal government Tinubu APC. Still una dey collect wotowoto from terrorists.

Where is Tinubu sef? Always governing Nigeria from hospitals abroad.

Highways:
Where Are The Cows? Is Evans A Herdsman?'


When Funke Olakurin, daughter of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti was murdered instead of Bola Tinubu to make sure that the perpetrators were brought to book, he ended up making fun of the death of the young lady by turning everything into tribalism by showing his hates for Igbos.


Tinubu has never spoken against the deadly activities of Fulani herdsmen across the country

The same stand Adeyinka Grandson gave on the death of Fasoranti's daughter is where Tinubu, the leader of the Yoruba Conservatives stands. Please see Tinubu's video below. pic.twitter.com/COhiSvabqW

— Adeyinka Grandson (@deyinkagrandson) July 14, 2019

Mrs Olakunrin died of gunshot wounds in July 2019 after her vehicle was attacked by armed men, suspected to be marauding Fulani bandits whose violent activities had reached a frightening level across the southwest states.


Those arrested suspects include Lawal Mazaje, 40, from Felele area of Kogi State; Adamu Adamu, 50, from Jada area of Adamawa State; Mohammed Usman, 26, from Illela area of Sokoto State and Auwal Abubakar, 25, from Shinkafi area of Zamfara State....

However, the leader of the team, identified only as Tambaya, and three others are yet to be found.

Tambaya has been declared wanted by the police and he is said to be capable of communicating in Hausa, Fulfude and Pidgin English.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/388382-afenifere-police-speak-on-arrest-of-alleged-killers-of-fasorantis-daughter.html

Seeplusplus:
You'll receive such good news in the name of anything you worship soon. Can I hear a big amen

MufasaLion:
I can't be affected, not now or next 150 years!

CyynthiaKiss:
https://saharareporters.com/2026/01/13/20-residents-killed-others-abducted-bandits-sack-communities-kauru-lga-kaduna