Friday, September 12, 2025 - Armed bandits have attacked a Niger State Magistrate, Benjamin Zakari, along the Kontagora-Tegina Highway, leaving him injured and abducting several travellers.
The incident occurred as Magistrate Zakari, who serves in
the Rijau Magisterial Division, was returning from a one-day workshop held at
Azahrah International Hotel in Minna.
Eyewitnesses reported that the bandits blocked the busy
highway, opened fire on vehicles, and struck the magistrate in the leg as he
attempted to flee.
For nearly three hours, the armed gang terrorized the road,
forcing vehicles to halt.
They reportedly abducted passengers into a nearby forest and
left four other travellers with injuries.
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