Suspected bandits have ambushed and killed three members of the Kaduna State Vigilance Service, including the deputy commander, in Zuntu town, Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. According to a security source who spoke to LEADERSHIP by telephone, the attack occurred on Sunday night while the vigilance personnel were on patrol. The incident adds to ongoing concerns about banditry and insecurity affecting communities in Kaduna State and the wider northwest region.

Bandits killed two people and abducted 26 others in attacks on the Tunburku, Tudun Amada and Kallon Kura communities in Kaduna State, Nigeria. According to Mr Yunusa Shehu, Public Relations Officer of KadVS, who disclosed the incidents in a statement issued on Tuesday, the attacks occurred across the affected communities in the local government area. No further details on rescue efforts or the condition of those abducted were provided.

At least seven people were killed and 12 others abducted after armed bandits invaded Tofa village in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, according to Daily Trust. The attack, which occurred around 1am on Monday, also involved the rustling of an undisclosed number of animals, a security source said. The incident adds to ongoing insecurity in northwest Nigeria, where rural communities have faced repeated attacks by armed groups.

The Village Head of Kulodo community, his eldest son, and four other victims were buried after a deadly bandit attack in Kulodo and Kwamtsi villages in Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to Daily Trust, five victims were killed in Kulodo village, while another resident was killed in a neighboring area.

The Sokoto State Police Command successfully thwarted a bandit attack in Daraye Village, Wamako Local Government Area, resulting in the death of one suspect and the recovery of an AK-47 rifle.

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.