Bandits Ambush Magistrate, Abduct Passengers on Niger highway
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 12/09/2025
A serving magistrate in Niger State, Benjamin Zakari, narrowly escaped death when armed bandits attacked a commercial vehicle he was traveling in along the Kontagora–Tegina highway. The assault, which occurred as Zakari returned from a one-day refresher workshop in Minna, underscores the growing dangers faced by judicial officers forced to rely on public transport in the state.Eyewitnesses reported that a large group of heavily armed bandits emerged from the bush, barricading the busy highway and halting traffic. Zakari, stationed at the Magistrate Court, Rijau Division, was shot in the (…)
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