Reports from multiple outlets say suspected bandits attack a wedding convoy while travellers travel from Sheme in Katsina State to Kebbi State. The incident reportedly happens during a journey linked to escorting a bride, and it is described as raising renewed concerns about insecurity on roads in Nigeria’s North-West. The information is attributed to a North-West crisis reporter, Bakatsine, who posts about the incident on X on Saturday. According to the reports, some members of the convoy are abducted after encountering the attackers. The outlets say details such as the exact location of the attack and the total number of people taken are not immediately available, and they describe the fate and whereabouts of the abducted travellers as unknown at the time of reporting. One report notes that security agencies have yet to issue an official statement, and that there is no confirmed information beyond the claims shared via the reporter. Both accounts present the event as a kidnapping connected to an attack on the wedding convoy during the Katsina-to-Kebbi trip.
Bandits attack wedding convoy, abduct travellers travelling from Katsina to Kebbi
Reports from multiple outlets say suspected bandits attack a wedding convoy while travellers travel from Sheme in Katsina State to Kebbi State. The incident reportedly happens during a journey linked...
- Suspected bandits attack a wedding convoy travelling from Sheme in Katsina State toward Kebbi State.
- The convoy is escorting a bride as part of wedding-related travel.
- Some travellers/convoy members are reportedly abducted after encountering the attackers.
- Reported details such as exact location and number abducted are not immediately available.
- No official statement from security agencies is reported as of the time of publication.
Several travellers were reportedly abducted by suspected bandits while travelling from Sheme in Katsina State to Kebbi State as part of a wedding convoy escorting a bride.The incident, which has raised fresh concerns about insecurity along roads in the North-West, was disclosed by crisis reporter Bakatsine in a post on X on Saturday.According to him, the victims were part of a wedding convoy that came under attack during the journey to Kebbi State.Bakatsine appealed for prayers for the victims, stating that some members of the convoy were abducted after encountering the bandits.Details of the attack, including the exact location and the number of people abducted, were not immediately available.As of the time of the report, security agencies had yet to issue an official statement on the incident, and the fate and whereabouts of those reportedly abducted remained unknown.
3 hours agoSeveral travellers were reportedly abducted by suspected bandits while travelling from Sheme in Katsina State to Kebbi State to escort a bride, raising fresh concerns over insecurity along roads in the North-West. Crisis reporter covering the North-West region, Bakatsine, disclosed the incident in a post shared via his X handle on Saturday. According to him, the […] Bandits attack wedding convoy, abduct travellers en route Katsina to Kebbi
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