A 32-day-old baby who was abducted along with the mother in Kaduna State has reportedly d!ed in captivity.
Bandits abducted the nursing mother and her baby in the Mother Cat community, Kachia Local Government Area over a week ago.
Comrade Ibrahim Sallau, who earlier reported the abduction, confirmed the sad development in a message sent to Rariya on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
According to Sallau, the bandits contacted the family to inform them that the baby has d!ed and demanded N7m ransom to release the mother along with the corpse.
“Peace be upon you, Rariya. I wish you well and pray that Allah continues to elevate you. The message I sent to you last week was about this woman who was kidnapped along with her 32-day-old baby in the Mother Cat area of Kachia Local Government in Southern Kaduna. Sadly, Allah has taken the life of the baby. They called on the phone and said that a ransom of seven million naira should be brought to secure the release of the mother and the baby’s body,” the message reads.
