Former Katsina LG Chairman’s 4-year-old Son Regains Freedom After 9 Months in Bandits’ Captivity
Dayi Maharazu, the four-year-old son of former chairperson of Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State has been released from captivity.
He regained freedom from bandits after nine months in captivity.
Bandits had attacked Maharazu’s residence in Katsina on January 27, 2025, k!lled his police escort and abducted his son, Ahmed.
Katsina journalist Bakatsine, who confirmed the development on Tuesday, November 4, said Ahmed has been reunited with his family.
According to a close associate of the council boss, the bandits drove to his residence in the Malumfashi township and jumped a neighbour’s fence to enter the house at about 1:45 a.m. However, they met only his wife, children, and some family members in the house.
One of the children spotted the intruders and raised the alarm. Consequently, some of his family members locked themselves in a toilet while their mother locked herself and some of their children in her room. However, the bandits caught two other children sleeping in another room.
Mrs Maharazu managed to contact her husband, who was in Katsina, and he subsequently alerted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Malumfashi.
The police engaged the bandits in a shootout and rescued one of the abducted children as they escaped with Ahmed.