By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo
Kaduna— The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued 75 kidnapped victims, including men, women and children, who were abducted by armed men in Folwaya Village, near Birnin Gwari.
The victims, identified as Fulani travellers, were reportedly abducted while travelling in commercial buses on Wednesday.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, who disclosed this in a statement ,said the incident occurred at about 5:30pm on August 19, 2026, following information received from the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Birnin Gwari branch.
According to him, the victims were abducted by unknown gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles and other sophisticated weapons and taken into a forest.
