Sunday, March, 21 2026 - Gunmen
have abducted the Secretary of Kibiya Local Government Area in Kano, Hon. Hamza
Musa Durba, after attacking his residence in Dinya town.
The Speaker of the local government council, Hon. Sabo Yusuf
Usman, told the BBC that the incident occurred late Friday night, March 20,
2026.
"The incident happened around 1:00 a.m. while the
secretary was asleep in his house,” he said.
He explained that the attackers woke the secretary’s son,
who was sleeping in the outer compound, and forced him to knock on his father’s
door under the pretence of a stomach ache.
"After he knocked, his father asked who it was, and he
replied that it was his son. When asked what the problem was, he said he had a
stomach ache. The father then opened the door, and the gunmen immediately
seized him along with the son,” Usman said.
He added that the attackers later released the son but fled
with the secretary before security operatives arrived at the scene.
Kibiya Local Government has largely been considered
peaceful, though neighbouring areas such as Tsanyawa and Shanono, which share
borders with Katsina State, have recorded repeated bandit attacks.
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