### [2026-08-18](/feed/2026/08/18/index.md)

##### Nigerian bandit conflict
# At least 24 bandits are killed by a force of Nigerian Army, State Security Service, and vigilante groups during a foiled kidnapping attempt in Bakori, Katsina State, Nigeria. 




### Sources:

1. [Daily Post](https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/19/twenty-four-bandits-neutralized-as-army-dss-foil-mass-abduction-in-katsina/)

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