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The 3 Brigade of the Nigerian Army eliminated two suspected kidnappers, freed an abducted man and recovered a N10 million ransom after a joint raid in Falgore Forest, Kano State. The operation followed the kidnapping of Alhaji Kabiru Aliyu on 11 October 2026.
Ahmad Abubakar Zakka says he, his wife and their six‑month‑old daughter were kidnapped from their Alrahus Estate home in Millennium City, Kaduna State. He appears in a video pleading for help as his right hand swells from being tightly bound, while kidnappers demand a ₦300 million ransom.
Bandits who seized a husband, wife and their six‑month‑old baby in Chikun, Kaduna State on 5 October 2026 released a video pleading for help and stating a N300 million ransom demand.
A mother of one of the 20 youths abducted while traveling to NYSC orientation camps said she managed to raise and hand over a ₦3 million ransom to secure her child's freedom. Families are still scrambling for the release of the remaining corps members.
Families of the 20 abducted National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Imo State say they paid between N3 million and N6 million to secure their release, contradicting police claims of a security‑led rescue.
The Imo State Police Command said it was unaware of any ransom payment for the release of 20 NYSC corps members and another individual freed from abductors in the Amakohia‑Ubi forest. The victims are now receiving medical care, and the governor praised the security agencies.
Security agencies freed twenty kidnapped National Youth Service Corps members in Imo State on Wednesday, after relatives reportedly paid ransoms between three and six million naira. Parents described the frantic effort to gather the money and their relief at the corps members' return.
Twenty prospective NYSC members were seized on Thursday along the Owerri‑Onitsha road in Imo State. Their captors cut the ransom demand from N50 million to N5 million per person and allegedly began beating the victims, including women. The Oyo State Government says it is working with Imo authorities and security agencies to secure their release.