Missing BUK student found alive after four years

A student of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), named Shafiu Auwal Ibrahim, has been found alive, four years after he was declared missing.

Shafiu, a resident of the Janbulo area in Kano, was reported missing in 2021, an incident that led to an extensive search by family members and friends.

Family sources told reporters that the missing student was discovered in Kaduna State, where he had been living under the care of an Islamic scholar.

“He was found in a village in Kaduna with a cleric who said he took him in years ago when he appeared mentally unstable,” a relative said.

The family expressed gratitude to God for Shafiu’s safe return after years of uncertainty, adding that he has since been reunited with them and is in stable condition.