Reports indicate that numerous other killings, kidnappings, and attacks are ongoing in the region, though many remain underreported, due to political interference and restrictions imposed on journalists.
Bandits have killed four residents in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State, between Tuesday and Thursday.
Reports indicate that numerous other killings, kidnappings, and attacks are ongoing in the region, though many remain underreported, due to political interference and restrictions imposed on journalists.
Sebastian Yakubu, a local in Kachia town, confirmed the latest attacks.
He stated that bandits ambushed a vehicle carrying passengers from Awon village to Kachia town headquarters on Thursday evening.
According to him, the bandits ambushed a commercial vehicle, killing the driver, Ibrahim Makama, and one Jonathan Jeremiah, who had just finished his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme.
"They kidnapped some of the passengers in other vehicles while others escaped by sheer luck," he said.
"On Tuesday, they killed one of our community farmers in the same Awon village and one other local from the Ankwa area, whom they kidnapped and demanded ransom, yet they killed him afterward."
"As we speak, there's one retired security officer who is still with them after being kidnapped in the area over two months ago, yet our people are not talking, and radio and newspaper journalists are paid to be quiet," he added.
Recent Killings In Kaduna
In a related incident, on September 24, SaharaReporters reported that bandits launched an attack on Kauran Fawa village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, leaving one resident dead and another injured.
A resident, Mohammed Sabiu, who reported the incident to SaharaReporters’ New York office, said the assailants struck in large numbers, heavily armed.
"They killed our brother Sabitu Hamza, and badly injured Gambo Abdulkadir, who was rushed to the hospital," the resident said.
SaharaReporters, on September 8, highlighted the frustration of residents in Kachia Local Government Area, Kaduna State, over what they described as persistent neglect.
The community said bandit attacks and kidnappings continued unabated, yet received little media attention.
In a statement signed by Rev. Fr. Agbo Gabriel, residents lamented feeling abandoned, noting that they had endured more than two years without reliable electricity and largely depend on solar power.
They lamented that while insecurity worsened, their suffering was largely underreported.
According to the statement, in the early hours of Sunday, September 7, 2025, gunmen attacked Wakeh village in Agunu District, killing eight people, injuring several others, and burning homes and property.
Other communities such as Ankwa, Bishini, and Katari were also listed among areas repeatedly targeted by armed groups, leaving residents displaced, traumatised, and living in despair.
The statement also appealed to Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, to urgently intervene in the insecurity plaguing the area.
Similarly, on August 31, SaharaReporters reported that seven victims, mostly minors, killed in Southern Kaduna the previous week, were laid to rest in Unguwan Rimi village, Kauru Local Government Area.
“They were laid to rest in their community by their families, religious leaders, and others,” a community source told SaharaReporters’ New York office via WhatsApp.
Meanwhile, the Kaduna State government, in collaboration with federal agencies, launched what it called the “Kaduna Model,” a holistic peace initiative aimed at addressing both the symptoms and root causes of insecurity.
The pact involved direct engagement with notorious bandit leaders operating in areas like Birnin Gwari and Giwa.
These were not petty criminals; they were warlords like Yellow Jambros and Dogo Gide, men accused of mass killings, kidnappings, and extortion across Kaduna and neighboring states.
Critics have voiced concern over the peace pact, describing it as the wrong approach to tackling terrorism and banditry.
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