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BREAKING: Bandits release video of malnourished children in their captivity (Watch)

A video currently circulating online has shown some malnourished toddlers crying in bandits' captivity.

In the video released by the bandits, the abducted children were seen crying as they lay on the bare floor, looking malnourished.

As of the time of filing this report, it is not clear which state in the country the children were kidnapped from or their exact location.

Similarly, another video has shown armed bandits flaunting large sums of cash allegedly obtained from ransom payments, sparking fresh concerns over the worsening insecurity in Nigeria.

The footage was shared on Saturday by Bakatsine, a journalist known for reporting on conflict and insecurity in Nigeria’s North-West region.

Bakatsine, who shared the video on his X account, wrote: “This video shows bandits flaunting money obtained through ransom payments. May Allah bring an end to this tragedy and grant Nigeria lasting peace.”

In recent years, the kidnapping for ransom industry has been booming, particularly in the North-West and parts of the North-Central, where armed groups have repeatedly targeted communities, travellers, schools and farmers.

However, the assailants have expanded their operations to the Southern part of the country, abducting residents, travellers and killing some of their victims despite ransom payment.


Watch the video of the malnourished children below:

Bandits share video of malnourished toddlers in their captivity pic.twitter.com/XujnNd7VoQ

— Star Potter (@Starpotternews) June 29, 2026

Jesus Christ.

What have these children done to deserve this wickedness?

Their only offense, as it appears, is being born in today's Nigeria....a Nigeria where our leaders interprete every problem as political.

One supporter recently wrote elsewhere that the opposition is responsible for the widespread kidnappings and all. I asked if this was what his candidate did when he was in the opposition....or this rule only applies to the current opposition.

Don't we have security agencies again? If the opposition is truly responsible, why not name them with evidence, arrest and prosecute them?

You now see that these politicians don't care about us? They don't even have a functional brain. Because they are clueless and stupid upstairs, everything has got one interpretation - THE OPPOSITION.

The other day, they even blamed the opposition for the epileptic power supply.

Sad thing is, their followers, those who are the supposed leaders of tomorrow, young people, educated youths and young adults, think like these people....they carry the same ideology. Does this mean that even Nigeria's tomorrow is doomed?

We have lost our sense of humanity. The question is, how do we protect ourselves from these wild humans?

I still find it difficult to understand the concept of repentant bandits/terrorists.

A terrorist is a terrorist .
Send them to their gods and imaginary virgins.

The usual suspects are missing from this thread.

Let obi put mouth now, they will rise from the dead

TemplarLandry:
This is serious.
These scallywags will be rounded up soon.

how? By this same clueless govt?

How Would You Justify The Following Extravagant Spendings Under Tinubu's Government:

1. 21 Billion Naira To Renovate The Vice President House. No like they bought new kidneys or anything...for a house already functional. Done with public funds.

2. 70 Billion Naira To The National Assembly Members To Buy SUVs At The Cost 160 Million Naira Per One For Senators And House Of Representatives Members Specifically. To buy silence is every expensive.

3. 4 Billion Naira To Renovate Dodan Barrack Lagos Another 3 Billion Naira To Renovate Aguda House

4. 5 Billion Naira Was Given To Presidential Tax Reforms Committee Of Less Than Twenty People Headed By Taiwo Oyedele With Nothing To Show For It

6. 1.5 Billion Naira To Purchase Cars For Your Wife Senator Oluremi Tinubu Despite The Fact That First Lady Office Is Not Recognised By Our Constitution. Public funds they will later come around and claim they donated.

7. 300% Salary Increase For The Judges Which Was Speedily Passed By The Insensitive And Irresponsible Senators. The law has been bought.

8. 5 Billion Naira Was Budgeted For Presidential Fleet Of Cars For President Bola Ahmad Tinubu. I mean for someone who already has over 40 cars following him already.

9. 5 Billion equally budgeted for Presidential Yatch. The commonwealth is now a personal wealth.

10. 225 Billion naira spent on so-called Presidential Jet Festus Keyamo compensated.

11. 90 Billion naira spent on 2024 Hajj pilgrimage . Religion is a personal business. This is extravagant and irrelevant.

12. Billions of Naira Was Budgeted For Trips Including The Vice President Kashim Shettima To The Detriment Of The Citizens

13. Every Senator Is Paid 21 Million Naira Monthly

14. House Of Representatives Are Earning 13.5 Million Monthly All The Increment Was Done By Tinubu's Government

15. 15 Trillion Naira Lagos Calabar Coastal Road Was Awarded Illegally To Tinubu's Friend A Lebanese Gilbert Chagoury Who Was Repatriated Back To His Country By The Former President Obasanjo. I mean "awarded." No bids.

16. Billions lavished to lobbyist to romance against the Christian genocide.

17. How about the crazy number of ministers doing nothing?


Nigeria is a rich country. But ruled by the worst.

Argue with yourself.

Na wa for this country… what will it take for a battalion to storm that forest.

Chummynoni:
how? By this same clueless govt?

You dey mind am

the brother is just doing his job, propaganda.

How these devils become labeled "repentant" is a mystery to me till this day!

Time to call this religion what is stand for, mods keep banning me because I speak the truth.
All for virgins, dmons.
I blame Tinubu for not dealing with those raggggg tagssss, it's sad how they pamper them.
If Tinubu is blaming opposition as those responsible for this mess, who is to be blame for reintegration them into to society abi na the same opposition de do am?

These guys have no conscience at all,our government is not ready to take the bull by the horn, they're are all busy with 2027, while the citizens are languishing in pain and horrible situations.

Yet these elements will be reintegrated into the society

And dem go enter plane go Hajj, say dem go worship God. Omo

PS: I no care if the video na true or propaganda, bandit fit do worse. Fcvk8ng savages!!

So Obi will enter all forest and start chasing them I guess

Religion of piss people doing what mumuhamad instructed them to do. E o ni ku re.

Every evil they do na insha allahu

This bandits need to realize that the government will only take them serious when they start to achieve politicians children

Tinubu is a massive failure and unmitigated disaster
He needs to resign ASAP

Yet igbos are the ones they h8te and swear they can never rule naija

It is heartbreaking.

Our leaders have failed us, and failed us woefully.

What is even more disturbing is that these criminals are not hiding in underground bunkers or invisible locations. They operate openly across vast plains. Why then are they so difficult to locate and dismantle?

Our government wants to recruit the the so call repentance bandits into the military

Lol

TemplarLandry:
This is serious.
These scallywags will be rounded up soon.

Rounded up and giving VIP treatment in the name of repentant terroristss

TemplarLandry:
This is serious.
These scallywags will be rounded up soon.

After the election?

You all that support the evil government in power, heaven will judge you all for what these kids are going through

TemplarLandry:
This is serious.
These scallywags will be rounded up soon.

Get out! Your shamelessness is nauseating.

These are the people FG reintegrate into the army. Chai. Devils

There are two governments in Nigeria already. It's just a matter of time for the most serious government of them to topple over the other.

Today alone, soldiers posted to guard a school conveniently left minutes before Boko Haram came and kidnapped students writing NECO in Borno.
This is a similar pattern playing out consistently.

alpharoyalty:
I still find it difficult to understand the concept of repentant bandits/terrorists.

A terrorist is a terrorist .
Send them to their gods and imaginary virgins.

Nigerian government will tell you that it's possible to have one.

AntiisIam , see your people your family was supplying .

God punish you , and your co 500 x