A Polaris Bank branch manager was shot dead by suspected kidnappers at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) campus in Imo State, according to Punch. Two students were also abducted during the attack. The bank expressed mourning over the killing of its staff member. The incident adds to ongoing concerns about kidnapping and insecurity in Nigeria's southeast region, where attacks on individuals and institutions have been reported with increasing frequency in recent years.

The University Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Mallam Nasiru Gusau Marafa, has been killed in a shooting incident in Zamfara State. According to a statement issued by the university and signed by the NOUN Registrar, Marafa was reportedly shot while returning from Gusau on Sunday, September 6, 2026. The announcement was reported by Information Nigeria, though further details about the circumstances of the attack or any arrests were not provided in the initial report.

A group of 13 armed men stormed a filling station in Limpopo and escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to IOL. Two men allegedly involved in the robbery were later killed in a crash as police closed in on the gang's trail. Authorities are pursuing the remaining suspects involved in the armed robbery.

Police in Westbury, Johannesburg, have launched a manhunt after a scholar transport driver was shot dead, according to The Citizen. Authorities have not yet established why the driver was targeted, and the motive for the shooting remains unknown. The incident has raised concerns about the safety of scholar transport operators, who ferry schoolchildren in the area. Investigations are ongoing as police search for those responsible for the killing.

A man from Cullinan, South Africa, who was allegedly stabbed to death on Spring Day is set to be laid to rest, according to SABC News. The incident reportedly occurred after a group of youths splashed water on unsuspecting people during Spring Day celebrations. Further details about the victim, the circumstances of the stabbing, or any arrests were not provided in the report.

Armed bandits attacked local communities in Kaduna, resulting in the deaths of at least nine farmers and the abduction of an unspecified number of individuals, according to Premium Times.