A 13-year-old girl, Hasana Bulus, has died barely 24 hours after regaining freedom from seven months of captivity in Kaduna State.
Hasana was kidnapped alongside other residents from her home in Awon village, Kachia Local Government Area, on April 20, 2026, by suspected bandits.
Former aide to the late Kaduna State Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Reuben Buhari, disclosed that the teenager endured seven months of hardship and suffering while being held in the bush.
According to Buhari, Hasana was released on November 2 and taken to a hospital in Kachia, where she died the following day.
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Meanwhile, suspected bandits have abducted 18 people, mostly women and children, and killed two men in another attack on Akwando community, also in Kachia Local Government Area.
The attack reportedly occurred around 12:30 am on Wednesday, November 4, and affected members of Buhari’s extended family, including his cousins, their children and grandchildren.
Buhari confirmed that two people were killed during the attack.
Those abducted include Usman Galadima, 55; Amina Ahmadu, 52; Alice Ahmadu, 45; Haske Ahmadu, 18; Magdalene Marcus, 35; Gloria Marcus, six months; Lovene Ishaya, 25; Happy Steven, 23; and Zillah Steven, one year.
Others are Afiniki Irimiya, 30, and her one-year-old daughter, Jeneth; Laraba Irimiya, 32; Sim Shagari, 30; Yangal Shagari, three; Musa Genesis, one; and Miracle Genesis, 21.
Two other unidentified infants, a four-month-old girl and a five-month-old boy, were also among those abducted.
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