source: Guardian (Nigeria); Inside Arewa (Nigeria); CKN Nigeria; Premium Times (Nigeria); Sahara Reporters; Sun (Nigeria); Daily Post (Nigeria); Desert Herald
actor1: Katsina Communal Militia (Nigeria)
actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
location: Katsina
notes: On 12 September 2020, suspected Katsina communal militia abducted a Department of State Services operative and his son at his residence in Katsina (Katsina LGA, Katsina). Militiamen demanded and received a ransom, but the operative was killed.