source: Daily Champion; Daily Trust (Nigeria); Daily Independent (Nigeria); Guardian (Nigeria); Nigeria Punch
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
location: Tafawa-Balewa
notes: On 23 January 2021, unidentified gunmen attacked the convoy of the Bauchi State Auditor-General on Tafawa Balewa Road (Tafawa-Balewa LGA, Benue), critically injuring the Auditor-General and kidnapping his son and another passenger who is a school principal. Sources report that the auditor-general's son escaped unhurt. School principal was later released. Unclear whether ransom was paid