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After spending 36 days in captivity, six schoolchildren, their driver, and two other victims abducted by suspected bandits along the Akwando-Kachia Road in Kaduna State have regained their freedom.

The victims were kidnapped on April 26, 2026, after suspected bandits attacked a vehicle transporting schoolchildren from Akwando village to Kachia, the headquarters of Kachia Local Government Area. Nine passengers were reportedly taken away during the attack, while a young girl was said to have lost her life in the incident.

Confirming the development, the spokesman of the Kuturmi Unity Development Association, KUDA, Mr. Manasseh Samuel, disclosed that the victims returned home on Sunday morning after trekking through the bush for about six hours.

Samuel also expressed appreciation to individuals and groups who offered prayers and support toward securing the release of the abducted victims.

A former media aide to the late Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, Mr. Reuben Buhari, also confirmed the victims’ release in a Facebook post. He stated that the victims regained their freedom on Sunday and arrived home the following morning after enduring hours of trekking through the forest.

Buhari wrote, “Thirty-six days after they were kidnapped while on their way to school in Kachia from Akwando village, six schoolchildren, the driver of the vehicle and two other adults regained their freedom yesterday and got home this morning after trekking for six hours in the bush.”

He added, “special gratitude to everyone for their prayers and contributions in different ways that led to their freedom.”

According to Buhari, the children went through a traumatic experience and lost almost an entire academic term while in captivity, but he expressed gratitude to God for preserving their lives.

He further called for continued prayers for other residents still being held by kidnappers, especially victims abducted from Awon and Ariko villages. According to him, those kidnapped from Awon village have spent 42 days in captivity, while victims from Ariko village have remained with their abductors for 57 days.

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