Police Rescue 75 Travellers Abducted, Hidden In Kaduna Mountain Cave

The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued no fewer than 75 passengers abducted by suspected bandits and held in a cave on a mountain near Folwaya Village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state.
The victims, comprising men, women and children travelling in commercial vehicles, were rescued after police received timely information from the Birnin Gwari branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).
The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, saying the incident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at Folwaya Village, near Birnin Gwari.
According to the statement, the victims were tr...