Zamfara LG Chair Escapes After Bandits Collect N200m, Refuse To Release Him

The chairman of Bungudu local government area of Zamfara State, Hon. Nura Abdullahi, has escaped from a bandits’ camp after 61 days in captivity.
Abdullahi was abducted on July 25, 2026, when bandits attacked his residence in Bungudu town. He escaped in the early hours of Thursday alongside four other abductees.
A close associate of the chairman and councillor representing Bungudu Council Ward, Hon. Anas, told LEADERSHIP Friday that the family had paid N200 million of the N400 million ransom demanded by the bandits, but they insisted on receiving the N200 million balance before releasing him.
“Though we paid N200 million, they were insisting that the balance of N200 million must be ...