How Abducted Kebbi Judge Returned Home After 8 Days In Captivity – Brother

Justice Faruk Hassan Bunza of the Kebbi State High Court has regained his freedom after spending eight days in the custody of kidnappers, with his family recounting how he returned home on Monday.
The judge was abducted in the early hours of Sunday, 26 July 2026, from his residence along Zogirma Road shortly after returning from a trip to Sokoto. Following the abduction, his captors reportedly demanded a ransom of N200 million.
Speaking with LEADERSHIP in a telephone interview on Monday evening, the judge’s younger brother, Malam Shehu Yusuf, said Justice Bunza was released in the early hours of Monday and arrived at his residence in Bunza, Bunza Local Government Area of Kebbi State, ...