Panic as bandits attack Kebbi community, kill residents, abduct many

Tadurga village in Zuru Local Government Area of Kebbi State was thrown into chaos on Monday night, June 17, 2025, after suspected bandits launched a deadly attack that left an unconfirmed number of residents dead and many others abducted.

According to local sources, the assailants arrived in large numbers and began firing indiscriminately, triggering widespread panic across the quiet agrarian community.

A resident, Audu Sule, described the scene as terrifying, saying the bandits moved swiftly, shooting sporadically and looting properties.

In addition to the killings and abductions, the attackers reportedly rustled several livestock before fleeing into the night.

“They came en masse, shooting indiscriminately, broke into shops to loot items, then went on to kill as many as they could, abduct people, and rustle our cows,” Sule said.

This latest incident threatens to undermine the relative gains made in the fight against banditry since Governor Nasir Idris assumed office.

Another resident, Abdullah Zuru, noted that the government’s sustained efforts had previously driven armed bandits away, allowing farmers to return to their fields and record a bumper harvest.

“Despite this recent attack, Zuru Emirate has been experiencing relative peace,” he added.

The spokesperson of the Kebbi State Police Command, Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed that he is not aware of the incident and promised to investigate and provide updates.

However, as of the time of filing this report, no official statement from the police.

Call for Support
Meanwhile, the Amir of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat of Nigeria, Alatoye Azeez, has called on Nigerians to support the efforts of the armed forces in the fight against insurgency.

said it was ungodly for citizens to conspire with criminals against frontline Nigerian soldiers.

“We can’t be colluding with bandits, terrorists, turning them against the soldiers. That is so ungodly, and that is a lack of sense of sacrifice because as they are sacrificing themselves, we also have to sacrifice ourselves by supporting them fully.

“I can’t see that support for them, and a lot of them, you know, are dying, still, they are still committed. I also have a very strong belief we must provide very strong support to them,” he said on an edition of Channels TV’s Sunrise.