Fourteen victims abducted in December 2025, including six family members of Inspector Hussaini Abubakar of Maru Police Division, have been released by their captors.

The victims were released at about 1:00 p.m. on Feb. 26, 2026. 

Unfortunately, two of the victims, identified as Bashir Sani Marafa, aged 45, and Halliru Kabiru, aged 50, were k!lled while in captivity, security analyst Zagazola Makama reported. 

Malami Bashir, a lecturer, was kidnapped along with his wife and daughter during the attack. 

His wife and daughter are among those released after ransom payment. 

Sources added that a pregnant woman among the abductees delivered a baby girl while in captivity. 

The victims are currently receiving medical attention at the General Hospital, Maru.