Rescue us, abducted Kaduna couple begs authorities

The couple that was abducted along with their six-month-old daughter from their home in Millennium City, Kaduna State, has pleaded with the security organizations to release them.

They did so in a viral video clip, where we see the husband, Ahmed Abubakar Zakka, holding their child while the wife sits next to him, with a gun pointing at the man by one of the abductors.

The duo were abducted on October 6, 2026, when bandits attacked Alrahus Estate in Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of the state.

The attackers reportedly stormed the estate at about 11:30 pm and went from house to house in search of victims. Zakka, his wife and their infant daughter were abducted after the gunmen broke into their residence.

Speaking in Hausa in the 40-second video, Zakka said his captors were demanding N300m ransom to release the family.

“My name is Ahmed Abubakar Zakka. I’m seeking assistance. I was abducted on Monday around 11:30 pm, myself, my wife and our daughter at Millennium City. Please, we are seeking assistance because they are demanding N300 million. In the name of God, we are seeking assistance,” he said.

The video showed Zakka holding the crying naked baby, while his wife’s voice could also be heard pleading for their lives.

The bandits also abducted a pregnant woman, whose husband, Abdulkadir Bello, was away in Abuja at the time of the incident.

Bello said his wife called him around 11:30 pm and informed him that some people were trying to force their way into their compound.

He said he tried contacting the police but could not get through before reaching out to the military, which deployed personnel to the area.

Bello later confirmed that the assailants eventually took his pregnant wife and contacted him for a ransom.

The latest incident has intensified concerns over repeated attacks and abductions in Millennium City and neighbouring communities on the outskirts of Kaduna metropolis.

Barely five days before the attack, bandits reportedly killed a man identified as Sikiru and abducted his wife and son alongside six other people in the PW Babban Saura area. Sikiru’s wife, Hafsat, and their 14-year-old son, Abdulsalam, are still in captivity, while the bandits demanded a huge ransom.