Security forces free eight hostages in Kaduna
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Nigerian security forces freed eight people abducted in Millennium City and Maraban Rido, Kaduna, between 31 October and 2 November 2026. Commissioner Rabiu Muhammad announced the operation at a press conference, according to Punch.
Nigerian security forces have freed eight people abducted in the Millennium City and Maraban Rido areas of Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State. The operations, conducted between 31 October and 2 November by the police, intelligence services, army and Kaduna government, were announced on 3 November by the state’s police commissioner, Muhammad Rabiu, at a press conference reported by Punch.
The victims are seven women aged between 27 and 50 and an eight-year-old girl. They were identified as Jamila Muhammad, Talatu Yakubu, Yunana Bawa, Calista Bishop, Chidinma Onuwere, Eucharia Obi, Godiya Victor and Miracle Alex, according to Muhammad Rabiu.
The commissioner said the operations aimed to identify and dismantle the criminal networks responsible for repeated kidnappings in the region. He also praised the coordination between the Office of the National Security Adviser, the Department of State Services, the police and the army, as well as the support of Kaduna Governor Uba Sani.
The release comes a few weeks after Ahmad Zakka and members of his family were rescued on 15 October, according to Punch.
