Before the current onslaught, Akpabuyo/ Bakassi enjoyed the notoriety of heightened insecurity such as kidnapping, gangsterism, cultism, robbery, and even banditry.

Source: https://crossriverwatch.com/2023/07/rescuing-akpabuyo-and-bakassi-local-government-areas-from-the-hands-of-hoodlums-with-otu-on-the-drivers-seat-by-ugoji-nwabueze/

He said el-Rufai received the report having commissioned the operation to tackle urban gangsterism, which took place between April 26 and 28, 2023.

Source: https://www.blueprint.ng/kaduna-98-sara-suka-gangsters-arrested-16-in-court-for-homicide-phone-snatching/