Bandits Kidnap Pastor In Niger State

Suspected bandits have abducted a pastor named Sunday Musa in Niger State.

Reports indicate that the incident took place around 4:00 a.m. on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Samunaka, a village near Babanna in Borgu Local Government Area of the state.

The assailants, approximately twenty in number, invaded the village, firing shots indiscriminately before taking the cleric to an undisclosed location.

The police stated that they were informed by the Officer-in-Charge of the Babanna Police Outstation, who promptly notified tactical teams and local vigilantes in the region.

According to the police, operations are currently underway to locate the kidnappers and safely rescue the victim, with increased patrols across vulnerable communities in the Babanna–Borgu axis.

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