28 August 2026 · Tsafe
Kidnapping in Zamfara
OpenWatch has recorded 316 reported kidnapping incidents in Zamfara State, 72 of them in the last 12 months. That is 30% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 7 of 37 among the states where kidnapping is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
72
Fatalities · 12 mo
162
Incidents · all-time
316
Fatalities · all-time
1,161
Latest reported kidnapping in Zamfara
28 August 2026 · Kaura Namoda
Troops foil abductions, rescue 16 in Zamfara
28 August 2026 · Tsafe
Police rescue 9 travellers from bandits in Tsafe
28 August 2026 · Kaura Namoda
Troops rescue 16, repel attack in Zamfara Sokoto
26 August 2026 · Tsafe
Troops foil abduction, rescue 14 in Zamfara
25 August 2026 · Talata Mafara
Bandits kill three, abduct 10 villagers
25 August 2026 · Tsafe
Bandits attack travelers on Tsafe-Funtua highway
24 August 2026 · Gusau
Gunmen kill, abduct victims in Zamfara
24 August 2026
Troops rescue six kidnap victims, intercept gun runners in Zamfara
24 August 2026 · Talata Mafara
Police rescue two victims, kill bandit in Talata Mafara
Other threats in Zamfara
About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as kidnapping in Zamfara State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 28 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 Zamfara risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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