Kidnappers have struck in Kano and abducted a 60-year-old woman, Talatu Ali, from the Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Dawanau in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area (LGA).
The kidnap victim was awaiting medical consultation before the ugly incident.
According to a report by counter insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, on Sunday , the victim had been brought to the hospital by her son, Nasiru Aliyu, and her cousin, Aliyu Garba, both from Yar Gaya Village in Dawakin Kudu LGA, on February 19, 2025, at about 8:30 a.m.
While on the queue for consultation, they suddenly discovered that she had disappeared.
All efforts to locate her within the hospital premises proved abortive, prompting the family to report the case at the Dawanau Divisional Police Headquarters.
But the search took another twist on February 21, 2025, at about 7:00 a.m., when Aliyu received a phone call from an unknown number confirming that the victim was in the caller’s custody.
Authorities believe the abductors may have deliberately targeted the hospital, exploiting its vulnerability to infiltrate and take hostages.
The Kano State Police Command confirmed the abduction.