The Kebbi Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of the Deputy Speaker of the State Home of Meeting, Muhammad Sama’ila-Bagudo, by suspected bandits in Bagudo Local Government Area of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, made the disclosure in an announcement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday.
Abubakar stated the incident occurred on Friday evening at about 8:20 p.m., when a gang of armed males stormed Bagudo city and kidnapped the lawmaker shortly after observing Isha’i prayer on his approach residence.
He stated that the command had since deployed a combined team of police tactical unit, military personnel, and vigilantes to track down the abductors and make sure the protected rescue of the deputy speaker.
“The joint crew is at the moment combing the bandits’ routes and close by forests with a view to rescuing the lawmaker unharmed and arresting the perpetrators of the dastardly act,” Abubakar stated.
He added that the Commissioner of Police within the state, Mr Bello Sani, had reiterated the command’s dedication to guard the lives and property of residents throughout the state.
“The CP has additionally appealed to members of the general public to stay vigilant and proceed to help the police and different safety businesses to make sure peace and stability within the state,” the PPRO pleaded.
In the meantime, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have rescued 23 overseas nationals from captivity in Nasarawa State.
The victims, together with 14 males, eight girls, and a toddler, had been freed unharmed throughout a late-night operation carried out by the command’s Scorpion Squad at Angwan Adamu Ruga Fulani Zone B, Riverside, Ado Mararaba, on Tuesday, October 22, 2025.
In keeping with the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, 14 suspects had been arrested in reference to the crime following intelligence stories that a number of foreigners had been lured into Nigeria with faux job affords.
She stated the victims had been held hostage by the abductors, who demanded ransom funds from their households via WhatsApp and different on-line platforms.
A preliminary investigation revealed that Abubakar Jigiba, a infamous transnational felony with hyperlinks in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria, coordinated the syndicate. His brother, Sougule Zoubere, reportedly dealt with the recruitment and trafficking of victims from Mali into Nigeria.
“The group demanded 4 million CFA, about ₦10 million, as ransom for every sufferer,” Adeh said.
She added that the victims had been trafficked via unlawful border routes in a three-day journey and stored underneath inhumane situations in two fortified two-bedroom residences earlier than their rescue.
These arrested embrace Bubakari Cisse (40), Karamogo Dembele (25), Musa Kamsoko (23), Amadou Traore (25), Sareba Traore (24), Zoumana Diara (23), Umar Koulibaly (26), Alasgara Sagara (20), Berthe Saidu (23), Abdullahi Napo (32), Isah Goita (26), Lorita Traore (22), Mohammed Siaaibe (23), and Haruna Dembele (37).
