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How Abducted Kaduna Girl Died Of Hunger After 76 Days In Captivity – Ex-Yakowa’s Aide
Former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the late Kaduna State governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Reuben Buhari, has alleged that a young girl abducted by bandits died of extreme hunger after spending 76 days in captivity.
Buhari said the girl, who was among 11 residents abducted from Awon village in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, reportedly died in her mother’s arms while being held by the kidnappers.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, Buhari alleged that the abductors demanded N300 million and 25 motorcycles as ransom for the victims’ release, rejecting an offer of several millions of naira made by the community.
According to him, residents are now pleading with the kidnappers to release the girl’s body for burial.
“After 76 days in the kidnappers’ hands, we received a call yesterday that one of the victims, a little girl, is dead. She died of extreme hunger. She was among the 11 kidnapped from Awon village, Kachia LGA, including her mother.
“The kidnappers have been demanding N300 million and 25 motorcycles. The community offered some millions, but the bandits rejected it and insisted on the N300 million. Last week, the bandits told us that none of the 11 captives would have access to any food, only water, unless the amount was brought,” Buhari wrote.
He further alleged that the captives were taken once daily to a nearby stream to drink water before being escorted back to the camp.
“They said that once a day, they would be led to a small stream close by to drink water and then escorted back. The four children among the 11 were the hardest hit. After drinking only water for days, they had been crying consistently. It was reported that the little girl kept crying from hunger until she fell silent. She died in her mother’s arms. We are currently begging them to give us the body for burial,” he added.
Efforts to confirm the incident with the Kaduna State Police Command were unsuccessful. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, did not respond to telephone calls as of the time of filing this report.
Source: Leadership
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DAILY GUIDE gathered that the attackers invaded Mbatian communities on Friday evening.
A source told this medium that many people were missing after the deadly attacks as search for the victims continues.
A survivor of the attack, Joseph Akem described the attack as bloody, “Blood is still flowing on the ground as I am talking to you. It was God if not I won’t be alive. Five or six dead bodies were recovered” he said.
Benue State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Peter Orchia Aondongu, said he was not aware of the incident but will get back, “I cannot confirm the incident for now because I am yet to be briefed”
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The NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this at a news briefing at the corps’ headquarters in Abuja on Friday.
Afolabi said the suspect allegedly posed as an official of the National Council of Child Rights Advocate and deceived the parents of the children into handing them over to him.
“Under the guise of operating an NGO and orphanage programme called the Back to School Project, he lured willing, less privileged parents into releasing their children with promises of free education,” Afolabi said.
No fewer than 20 persons have been killed and several others injured after gunmen attacked Binper community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The attack, according to residents, occurred between midnight on Monday and the early hours of Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
An eyewitness, Daniel Musa said the attackers, who were heavily armed, moved from house to house, forcing their way into homes and attacking residents who were asleep.
He said: “Our village came under attack last night and in the early hours of today, Tuesday, by heavily armed persons.
“They were moving from house to house, opening the doors of people who were sleeping and slaughtering them.
“As of this morning, we have confirmed over 20 deaths, while several others sustained serious injuries and some people are still missing.”
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