Armed Men Abduct 28 Muslim Travellers, Including Women and Children, in Plateau State Armed men kidnapped 28 people, including women and children, in Plateau State, Nigeria, while they were traveling to an annual Islamic event. The ambush occurred on Sunday night between villages, and families of the victims have begun receiving ransom demands. Police confirmed that they had deployed security assets to the area to rescue the hostages. The incident comes a day after the release of 130 schoolchildren and teachers abducted from a Catholic boarding school in Niger State. Authorities noted that the Plateau abduction is separate from the ongoing Islamist insurgency in northeastern Nigeria and emphasized that trained forest guards would support army operations to curb the growing kidnapping crisis. #PlateauState #NigeriaKidnapping #BanditryInNigeria #RansomDemands #WomenAndChildrenAbducted #NigerianSecurity #IslamicEventAbduction #NigeriaNews

Kwara Families Appeal for Help as Gunmen Demand ₦500 Million Ransom for Abducted Workers Families of five workers abducted at a road construction site along Sabaja/Owa-Onire Road in Ifelodun LGA, Kwara State, are appealing to the government and security agencies for urgent intervention. The victims include two engineers, two labourers, and a driver. Kidnappers reportedly demanded a ₦500 million ransom, an amount far beyond the families’ means. Security forces, including police, military, and local vigilantes, have launched operations to rescue the victims. This incident mirrors another recent abduction in Oba community, Isin LGA, highlighting rising insecurity and targeted attacks on construction workers in Kwara State. #KwaraState #Kidnapping #Insecurity #NigeriaNews #RansomDemand #ConstructionWorkers #PoliceOperations