Sokoto Government Confirms Abduction of Former Nursing Student

The Sokoto State government issued a statement denying reports of the abduction of 18 health students from a private institution. The statement, released by Abubakar Bawa, the Director General of Media and Publicity at Government House, Sokoto, clarified that no students were abducted while traveling in a chartered bus to Oyo State.

Instead, the government confirmed that Halima Sokeni, a former student of Gamji College of Nursing Sciences, was the individual abducted. Sokeni, who graduated as a midwife in September 2026, was traveling home on Thursday, October 1, when she and other passengers were kidnapped in Niger State.

The Sokoto government urged the public to disregard the false report about the 18 students, labeling it as baseless, and called on journalists and media organizations to verify information before publication to prevent unnecessary panic and misinformation.