15 September 2026 · Makarfi
Kidnapping in Kaduna
OpenWatch has recorded 741 reported kidnapping incidents in Kaduna State, 93 of them in the last 12 months. That is 37% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 1 of 37 among the states where kidnapping is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
93
Fatalities · 12 mo
170
Incidents · all-time
741
Fatalities · all-time
1,208
Latest reported kidnapping in Kaduna
14 September 2026 · Birnin Gwari
Troops rescue two kidnap victims, arrest drug suspect
13 September 2026 · Kuyello Ward
Bandits kill farmers, abduct others in Kuyello
12 September 2026
Police rescue abducted woman in Kaduna
12 September 2026
Police rescue four kidnap victims in Kaduna
11 September 2026 · Kaduna North
Troops foil attack in Kaduna, rescue Zamfara victims
10 September 2026
Police rescue father, two sons in Kaduna
8 September 2026
Bandits kill two, abduct 26 in Kaduna
8 September 2026 · Ikara
Security team dismantles kidnap camp in Ikara
7 September 2026 · Kubau
Bandits kill 3 vigilantes, abduct lawmaker's brother
Other threats in Kaduna
About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as kidnapping in Kaduna State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 15 September 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Incidents in remote areas are routinely under-reported, and classification follows how an event was described in reporting, so a low count is not a guarantee of safety. See the full Kaduna risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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