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Zarah had already passed away and been buried two days earlier, according to the leader of the kidnappers
Zarah Abubakar Shehu, a student at the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State that was 21 years old at the time of her death, has passed away in captivity four months after she and her two siblings were kidnapped.
The early hours of Sunday, November 3, 2024, armed bandits abducted Zarah from her residence in the Damba neighborhood of Gusau.
Following discussions, the kidnappers agreed to settle for a sum of N10 million, despite the fact that they had previously sought N35 million for their release.
Instead of releasing Zarah after receiving the money, the kidnappers demanded four motorcycles (Boza) and four cartons of engine oil before they would release them. Zarah was not released.
As a result of months of labor to fulfill the requirements, the products were at last obtained.
Zarah had already passed away and been buried two days earlier, according to the leader of the kidnappers, who phoned his men after being notified of the situation.
On March 1, 2025, a total of five officials belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC) was taken hostage by armed bandits in the state of Zamfara, as reported by IREPORT247NEW
The executives of the APC, who were from Kaura Namoda South, were kidnapped when they were transporting themselves to Talata Mafara district.
A number of individuals have been kidnapped, including Yahaya Sani Dogon Kade, the Chairman of the Dan Isah Ward, and Bello Dealer, the Chairman of the Sakajiki Ward.
At December 2024, More than fifty women and children were taken hostage by a group of armed individuals during a raid on Kakin Dawa village in Zamfara state, which is located in the northwest of Nigeria, according to the police and residents of the area.
In the northwest region of Nigeria, where there is a high rate of poverty and unemployment, as well as a profusion of illicit weaponry, there is a significant incidence of kidnapping for ransom by gunmen, who are known as bandits by the locals.
Residents reported that dozens of assailants, equipped with assault weapons and riding motorbikes, came in the village at approximately 12:30 GMT. They then proceeded to kidnap inhabitants by going from home to house within the town.
The residents appealed to the federal and Zamfara state governments to send more soldiers and security personnel to fight the bandits