Videos have surfaced showing vehicles fleeing armed bandits on motorcycles. The clips were recorded along the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway section in Kebbi State. Multiple angles captured the chase. Cars and buses raced away. The bandits pursued on bikes. The videos circulated widely in recent days. They show routine journeys now fraught with risk.
The Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway is one of Nigeria’s longest road projects. It spans over 1,000 kilometres. It connects the northwest to the southwest coast. The Kebbi section cuts through rural terrain. Security presence is thin. Bandit groups operate from forest camps. They block roads, abduct travellers and rustle cattle. In October 2026, bandits blocked the Gusau-Sokoto road. They abducted travellers. In September, they attacked a construction site in Maiyama. They killed a foreign national and security personnel. Police linked the attack to Lakurawa groups from Sokoto State. The pattern is consistent.
The latest videos show bandits on motorcycles chasing vehicles. Passengers fled. The clips were shared widely. They confirm what residents already know. The highway is dangerous. Construction on the road has been paused. Security operations continue. But the attacks persist. Public frustration is growing. The government has promised security. It has not delivered. The road remains a death trap.
Winners: The bandits, who operate with impunity. No one else. Losers: Travellers, who risk their lives. Construction workers, who cannot work. The foreign national and security personnel killed in Maiyama. Their families. Communities along the highway, which face isolation. The government, whose security promises ring hollow. The economy, which loses trade.
Bottom Line: Bandits chased vehicles on a highway. The videos are evidence. The road is not safe. Construction has stopped. Security operations continue. The attacks continue. Until the forests are cleared and the highways are secured, travellers will keep fleeing. Some will not escape.