13-Year-Old Girl Dies Hours After Release From 7-Month Captivity In Kaduna

A 13-year-old girl has died hours after regaining freedom from seven months of captivity following her abduction from Awon community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
LEADERSHIP reports that the girl was among 11 persons abducted during an attack on Awon community on April 21, 2026, in which two people were reportedly killed.
The President of Kuturmi Unity Development Association (KUDA), Dr Joseph David Ariko, disclosed this while speaking with our correspondent.
Ariko said one of the abducted victims, a woman, escaped from captivity about two months after the incident, leaving 10 others in the hands of their abductors.
He explained that seven of the remaining victi...