{"id":637,"date":"2025-07-16T13:57:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securityfocus.ng\/?p=637"},"modified":"2025-07-16T13:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:57:03","slug":"three-abducted-by-bandits-disguised-as-women-in-katsina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/07\/16\/three-abducted-by-bandits-disguised-as-women-in-katsina\/","title":{"rendered":"Three abducted by bandits disguised as women in Katsina"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three people have been abducted by bandits disguised as women in Dakamawa community in Faskari local government area of Katsina state.<br \/><br \/>This unusual method of attack was revealed by security expert Bakatsine in an alert on his X platform.<br \/><br \/>He revealed that the bandits wore hijabs as a form of disguise and abducted the three individuals without any blood shed.<br \/><br \/><br \/>\u201cALERT: Yesterday night, bandits in hijab disguises stormed Dakamawa community, Faskari LGA, Katsina. They abducted three residents without causing any deaths or injuries.\u201d Bakatsine wrote in a post on Wednesday morning.<br \/><br \/>As at the time of filing this report, security agencies are yet to comment on the new approach used by bandits to infiltrate the community.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three people have been abducted by bandits disguised as women in Dakamawa community in Faskari local government area of Katsina state. This unusual method of attack was revealed by security expert Bakatsine in an alert on his X platform. 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