Eight people, including a mother, her two daughters, a newborn baby and four others, have reportedly d+ed in bandits’ captivity, six months after being kidnapped in Kaduna State.
The victims were among 11 residents abd¥cted when armed bandits invaded Awon community in Kachia Local Government Area of Southern Kaduna on April 20, 2026.
The kidnappers reportedly demanded N300 million and 23 motorcycles as ransom but rejected the community’s offer. They also threatened to withhold food from the captives until their demands were met.
The mother was reportedly the first to d+e, while her 14-year-old daughter, who was abd¥cted alongside her, later succumbed after becoming critically ill.
Journalist Reuben Buhari confirmed the latest development in a Facebook post on Thursday, October 22.
Two other victims, identified as 34-year-old Yusuf Bawa and his five-year-old son, also reportedly d+ed from illnesses and severe hunger while being held by the abd¥ctors.
The deaths have further raised concerns over the fate of the remaining captives and the prolonged ordeal faced by families of k+dnapping victims.
Efforts to obtain a reaction from the Kaduna State Police Command were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report, with the Police Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, reportedly not answering phone calls.