Abducted Kogi University Student Found Wandering Naked in Kwara

Abducted Kogi University Student Found Wandering Naked in Kwara

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, announced on Monday that a 400-level student from Abubakar Audu University, Ayangba, Kogi State, who had been abducted, was found wandering naked in Ilorin, Kwara State.

The 19-year-old English Education student, Fauziyah Muhammed, was reportedly kidnapped in Ayangba on Sunday morning, hypnotized, and later abandoned in Ilorin. The incident occurred between 9 am and 10 am on Sunday.

NSCDC State Commandant, Dr. Umar Muhammed, shared that Fauziyah was discovered by residents of the Ajegunle-Isale community along Egbejila road in Ilorin on Monday morning. She was found wandering naked, and locals provided her with clothing before handing her over to NSCDC officer Afolayan, who coordinated further support from the command.

The commandant revealed that Fauziyah appeared disoriented, indicating she had endured traumatic experiences during her abduction. “She was found naked, and some Good Samaritans in the community offered her clothes,” Dr. Muhammed added. “We have tried to comfort her, and we’ve informed Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, who has promised to assist in sending her back to Kogi.”

In an interview, Fauziyah mentioned she did not remember how she arrived in Kwara but recalled losing consciousness after dropping one of her books. The NSCDC is preparing to release her to Mallam Salihu Aliu, whom they identified as her uncle and family representative.

In another case, the NSCDC also paraded Abu Usman Soja, a suspected informant for kidnappers involved in the abduction of a woman and her two children in Ajase-Ipo, Irepodun Local Government Area, Kwara State, on November 7, 2024. The kidnappers demanded a ransom of N50 million, later reducing it to N15 million. The mother was released, but the kidnappers escaped with the children into the forest.