{"id":7284,"date":"2026-06-30T09:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=7284"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:18:09","slug":"bandits-attack-bauchi-community-kill-two-abduct-pregnant-woman-four-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/bandits-attack-bauchi-community-kill-two-abduct-pregnant-woman-four-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Bandits Attack Bauchi Community, Kill Two, Abduct Pregnant Woman, Four Others"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two people were reportedly killed and five others, including a pregnant woman, abducted after suspected bandits attacked Rafin Ciyawa village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State.<br \/><br \/>The incident was disclosed in a post shared on X on Monday by security analyst Bakatsine.<br \/><br \/>\u201cLast night, gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked Rafin Ciyawa village in Ningi LGA, Bauchi State, killing two people and abducting five others, including a pregnant woman and four men,\u201d Bakatsine wrote.<br \/><br \/>He added: \u201cFour residents were injured in the attack; two have been discharged from hospital, while two others remain under treatment in Bauchi after suffering gunshot wounds.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Bakatsine also noted that local authorities had confirmed the incident and said appropriate measures were being taken in response.<br \/><br \/>The attack has left families of the abducted victims anxiously awaiting their return, particularly the pregnant woman among those taken by the assailants.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two people were reportedly killed and five others, including a pregnant woman, abducted after suspected bandits attacked Rafin Ciyawa village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. 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