The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old woman, Saadiya Sahabi, for allegedly kidn@pping her three-year-old niece, Nabila Abdulganiyu, keeping her in captivity for about two weeks and demanding ₦10 million ransom from her parents.
The suspect is reportedly the victim’s paternal aunt and younger sister of her father, Abdulganiyu Sahabi.
The police said the father reported his daughter missing to detectives at the State Intelligence Department (SID) on October 30, 2026, stating that she had been abd¥cted by an unidentified person two days earlier.
On October 29, he reportedly received a call from a concealed number, with the caller claiming to be holding his daughter and demanding ₦10 million for her release.
Following the report, the Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, A.M. Bello, directed the SID to investigate and ensure the child’s safe recovery.
