Atiku demands swift rescue of abducted family of three in Kaduna
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has called on security agencies to secure the release of a family of three reportedly abducted in Kaduna State.…
Kaduna State has for years been one of the epicentres of kidnapping-for-ransom in northern Nigeria, with armed groups frequently abducting travellers, farmers and entire households along highways and in rural communities. Such incidents routinely draw public condemnation and calls for stronger security responses, with politicians and civil society figures often using high-profile cases to press the government on its counter-insurgency and anti-banditry efforts.
Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President and the African Democratic Congress's presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has been a vocal critic of the administration's security record. His intervention in this case — naming the victims as Ahmed Zakka, his wife and their infant child — adds political weight to calls for the authorities to prioritise their rescue, though neither report indicates the circumstances of the abduction, the identity of the captors, or whether any ransom has been demanded.