Zamfara Police Rescue Abducted Girl, Arrest Aunt in 2026

The Zamfara State Police Command successfully rescued three-year-old Nabila Abdulganiyu after she was allegedly abducted and held for about two weeks. The rescue was announced on November 13, 2026, by Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, on behalf of Commissioner of Police, A.M.

Bello. The case began on October 30, 2026, when Abdulganiyu Sahabi reported that his daughter had been abducted on October 28, 2026.

The abductor demanded a ransom of Ten Million Naira (₦10,000,000) via a phone call on October 29, 2026. Following the report, CP A.M.

Bello directed the State Intelligence Department to investigate. On November 10, 2026, the police arrested Saadiya Sahabi, the victim's 26-year-old paternal aunt, in Bela District, Bungudu Local Government Area.

Preliminary investigations revealed her involvement, and she confessed during interrogation. The child was medically examined and reunited with her parents on November 12, 2026.

The police reiterated their commitment to protecting vulnerable members of society.