- Bandits, posing as EFCC officials, abducted ten guests from White Hill Hotel in Chanchaga, Niger State.
- The incident occurred at approximately 4:58 a.m. on February 27, 2025, after the assailants disabled the hotel’s CCTV.
- Authorities are investigating the abduction and urging the public to report any suspicious activity.
Suspected criminals posing as Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) agents have reportedly abducted ten individuals from the White Hill Hotel on Shiroro Road in the Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State.
According to counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama, intelligence sources indicate that the incident occurred at approximately 4:58 a.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2025.
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The armed assailants invaded the hotel under the guise of EFCC officials conducting an official operation.
They disabled the hotel’s CCTV cameras before entering guests’ rooms one by one and forcibly taking ten individuals to an unknown location.
The Assistant Commissioner of Police, State Intelligence Department (Acpol SID), confirmed the incident and stated that investigations are underway to identify the perpetrators and locate the abducted victims. Makama urged the public to stay vigilant and report any suspicious activity as authorities work to uncover further details.
In a related development, several retired military generals have admitted that the Nigerian military has been unable to prevent residents in troubled areas from paying levies and ransoms to bandits, despite ongoing counterterrorism operations.
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EKO HOT BLOG that reported that these retired officers expressed skepticism over the military’s ability to stop locals from meeting the financial demands imposed by bandit groups amid widespread fears in rural communities.
With banditry evolving into organized crime in northern Nigeria characterized by mass abductions, village raids, and extortion—farming communities have been forced to pay heavy ransoms, levies, and protection taxes.
These fees range between ₦20 million and ₦200 million, with bandit kingpins threatening to attack farms and homes if their demands are not met.
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