Gunmen abducted 39 students from their hostels in northwestern Kaduna state

Buhari warns bandits as Nigeria steps up hunt for abducted students

Politics Mar 15
Nigerian security forces stepped up efforts Saturday to rescue dozens of abducted college students, police and officials said, as the media ran videos they said showed hostages pleading for help.
Sani Abubakar Kokki confirmed the attack describing the bandits as terrorists
Bandits raid Niger community, kidnap 50
Politics Jan 28
Bandits have abducted over 50 people in a recent attack on Bassa community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
73 AK 47 rifles, 194 dane guns and 53,200 ammunition were recovered
Soldiers kill 220 bandits, rescue 642 kidnap victims
Politics Jan 06
The Nigerian Army has neutralised 220 bandits, rescued 642 kidnapped victims, foiled 167 banditry and 81 kidnapped attempts from June to December last year