By Hadiza Yusuf
Three passengers are still in captivity after suspected bandits attacked a commercial bus travelling along the Jos-Kano highway in Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State.
The Kano State Police Command disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday by its Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa.
According to the statement, the incident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, 2026, when a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number BKK 6824 XA, travelling from Jos to Kano, was ambushed by armed men at the Folgore Forest axis between Gate Two Safer Highway and Dogo Dutse in Doguwa LGA.
The police said five suspected bandits, armed with machetes and a firearm, blocked the road, attacked the vehicle and abducted 13 of the 20 passengers on board.
