More than 10 passengers and a driver travelling from Yauri in Kebbi State to Abuja were reportedly kidnapped by armed bandits on Sunday, October 25, in an incident highlighting continuing security risks on key road routes.
The precise site of the attack has not been established, and details of how the vehicle was intercepted were not immediately clear.
Quick facts
- The victims were travelling from Yauri, Kebbi State, towards Abuja.
- Reports indicate that more than 10 passengers, along with the driver, were taken.
- Video footage shows captives gathered together while armed men supervise them.
- The abductors reportedly compelled victims to call relatives to request ransom payments.
- No official confirmation of a rescue operation had been issued at the time of reporting.
Footage circulating online shows the kidnapped passengers seated together. In the recording, one captive is seen placing a call believed to be to his mother, while a bandit holding what appeared to be an AK-47 stands nearby.
The video also indicates that the armed group made the victims contact family members in an apparent effort to raise ransom money. The amount sought, and any conditions attached to the demand, were not known.
The images have spread across social-media platforms, intensifying concern over the welfare of the passengers and their driver.
The identities of those taken, where they are being held and their condition had not been confirmed. Security agencies had not issued a public statement or said whether efforts to recover the victims were under way.
