Bandits Kill Young NYSC Graduate in Kaduna; Community Mourns

A young man, Jeremiah Stephen Adina, has been killed in a fresh ambush on a road in Kachia Local Government Area, Kaduna State, just two months after completing his NYSC programme, local reports say.

According to multiple eyewitness accounts and media reports, Adina left his home in Awon village on the evening of Thursday, October 2, 2025, around 6:00 p.m., intending to travel the short 15–20 minute drive to the Kachia local government headquarters. The commercial vehicle he boarded was ambushed a few kilometres from the village; Adina and the vehicle’s driver were shot dead, while other passengers reportedly escaped.

Family friends and community members described the slain teacher as a hardworking former orphan who had fought to change his life. A Facebook user, Doris Mackson, who knew Adina, said his death has left the family and the entire community in deep mourning. She recounted how Adina worked on farms to pay his way through the College of Education, later secured a teaching job, completed his Bachelor of Education, and recently finished his NYSC passing-out parade with plans to apply for a Master’s degree.

Adina was buried in his hometown on Friday, October 3, 2025, as distraught relatives and neighbours gathered to lay him to rest. Community posts on social media also linked his killing to an escalating wave of violence in the area noting that Awon village had already been shaken by another killing (Mr. Kwanaki) only days earlier.

The attack on Adina forms part of a string of recent deadly incidents in southern Kaduna and Kachia LGA, where civilians, farmers and travellers have been repeatedly targeted in ambushes, kidnappings and raids in recent weeks. Local groups and residents have continued to call for greater protection of rural roads and a stronger security presence to stop the pattern of attacks.

At the time of reporting there was no official statement yet from Kaduna State authorities or the police publicly confirming the details of this specific ambush. Local sources and investigative outlets, however, continue to document incidents and urge government response to stem further loss of life.