{"id":1846,"date":"2025-11-26T19:49:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2025-11-26T19:49:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:49:39","slug":"bandits-abduct-at-least-eight-in-fresh-attack-in-kano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1846","title":{"rendered":"Bandits abduct at least eight in fresh attack in Kano"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At least eight people have been abducted during a late-night raid on Biresawa village in the Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, leaving the community and its neighbours gripped by fear and uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Locals described the attackers as heavily armed, storming the village between 11 pm and midnight on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. 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We tried to stop them, but our weapons were no match for them,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usman added that residents had alerted security agencies after noticing unusual movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBefore the attack occurred, we received a report that they were heading towards us, and we notified the police and military in advance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other communities, including Sarmawa, Yan Chibi, and Gano villages, also experienced attacks. A Yan Chibi resident narrated how dozens of motorcycle-riding bandits stormed the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAbout 50 bandits riding motorcycles came into our community, shooting in the air. We all ran for safety and later discovered that they had abducted some people, mostly women. I can\u2019t tell the exact number, but over 10 people were taken,\u201d he recounted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A member of the local vigilante group said they had been alerted to the presence of \u201cstrange faces\u201d in the area and mobilised in anticipation of an attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, after the abductions, the bandits escaped into neighbouring Katsina State, forcing the vigilantes and residents to retreat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMany families have adopted the strategy of not sleeping in their homes at night,\u201d the vigilante added, highlighting the climate of fear that now grips the region following recent attacks in Shanono and Bagwai LGAs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Police Public Relations Officer in Kano, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, confirmed the incident, noting that investigations are ongoing and the exact number of abducted victims has not yet been officially determined. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2025\/11\/25\/bandits-abduct-at-least-eight-in-fresh-attack-in-kano\/\">(Channels)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least eight people have been abducted during a late-night raid on Biresawa village in the Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, leaving the community and its neighbours gripped by fear and uncertainty. Locals described the attackers as heavily armed, storming the village between 11 pm and midnight on Monday. \u201cThey came as usual, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[2307,2220,2305,1334,2306],"class_list":["post-1846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-abdullahi-haruna-kiyawa","tag-bandits","tag-biresawa","tag-kano-state","tag-tsundu"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bandits abduct at least eight in fresh attack in Kano - Tona Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"At least eight people have been abducted during a late-night raid on Biresawa village in the Tsanyawa Local Government Area of\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1846\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bandits abduct at least eight in fresh attack in Kano - 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