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Bandits Kill Pastor After Paying Ransom, Kidnap Village Head in Fresh Attack

Armed bandits killed two persons, kidnapped two others, including the village head of Rani in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State.

The terrorists also killed a Pastor with the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA), Rev.

James Audu Issa, in Ekati village, after his relatives paid ransom to the bandits.

As reported by Vanguard, the bandits allegedly demanded ₦100 million ransom, but the pastor’s family bargained for ₦ 5 million after he was abducted on August 28, 2025.

The pastor’s family paid the ransom to the bandits to secure his release.

The bandits demanded additional ₦45 million after receiving the initial N5m, but “they later killed him at the weekend before further talks could resume.

The terrorists also invaded Rani village, kidnapped two people while the villagers were about to observe Maghrib, the evening prayer on Sunday, October 5, 2025.

Sources told newsmen that the assailants killed two before taking away the village head and one person.

The source said: “The security situation here in Rani village (Patigi) remains tense; we are still where we were “We can no longer move around, talk less of going to the farm, because we are not sure of coming back, and we can no longer do other businesses. We are appealing to the state and federal governments to come to our rescue. “We are indeed appealing to the authorities to deploy more troops to the Patigi district of the state so as to bring calm and lasting peace to the area