Mallam Ahmad Abubakar Zakka, his wife and their six-month-old daughter have regained freedom after spending nine days in captivity of their abductors.
The family was abducted on October 6, 2026, when bandits attacked their Alrahus Estate in Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
They were around 11:30pm. Video of him holding naked crying baby at gunpoint went viral. The bandits demanded N300m ransom.
Daily Trust confirms a retired security officer who worked with private individuals secured their release. They were on their way back to Kaduna metropolis as of this afternoon in his driver’s vehicle. Details of ransom not disclosed.
This is the family Atiku Abubakar and HURIWA appealed for. They were childless for 6 years before Fatima.
