27 August 2026 · Tureta
Kidnapping in Sokoto
OpenWatch has recorded 143 reported kidnapping incidents in Sokoto State, 49 of them in the last 12 months. That is 27% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 23 of 37 among the states where kidnapping is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
49
Fatalities · 12 mo
52
Incidents · all-time
143
Fatalities · all-time
265
Latest reported kidnapping in Sokoto
26 August 2026 · Goronyo
Bandits kill 4, abduct 4 in Gorau
13 August 2026 · Tureta
Bandits kill one, abduct seven in Tsamiya
11 August 2026 · Tangaza
Police rescue kidnapped boy in Gidan Madi
11 August 2026 · Goronyo
Bandits raid Taloka, Huda, kill 2, abduct 11
5 August 2026 · Shagari
Troops of the Nigerian Army's 8 Division Garrison rescued 14 kidnapped victims and recovered 281 rustled livestock during an operation against bandits in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
28 July 2026 · Rabah
Armed bandits attacked Maikujera Village in Rabah LGA, Sokoto State, killing four persons and abducting 32 victims while also rustling livestock. Police and combined security forces engaged the bandits in a gun duel, forcing them to abandon their hostages and flee into the forest; all 32 victims, six adult males and 26 females, were rescued unhurt.
21 July 2026
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA rescued 27 kidnap victims, foiled abduction attempts, and recovered livestock and motorcycles during operations against terrorists in Sokoto and Zamfara States.
20 July 2026 · Sabon Birni
Suspected bandits abducted over 50 residents of Garin Idi village in Sokoto State, including women rounded up from a house and men from an Islamic school, between 10 p.m. Monday and 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. The bandits demanded N1.6 million in ransom; residents raised N600,000 which secured the release of all abductees, but bandits imposed a remaining levy of N1 million and later returned demanding an additional N300,000, which was also paid.
19 July 2026 · Sabon Birni
Suspected bandits attacked Kwaren Gamba community in Sabon Birni LGA, Sokoto State at approximately 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, killing two residents, injuring three others, and abducting five people including three women. The attack came barely five days after the same community was previously attacked, with bandits abducting five women and an infant in that earlier raid.
Other threats in Sokoto
About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as kidnapping in Sokoto State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 27 August 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Incidents in remote areas are routinely under-reported, and classification follows how an event was described in reporting, so a low count is not a guarantee of safety. See the full Sokoto risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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