{"id":1713,"date":"2025-11-14T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T07:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1713"},"modified":"2025-11-13T23:52:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T23:52:02","slug":"police-confirm-release-of-kidnapped-kebbi-deputy-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1713","title":{"rendered":"Police confirm release of kidnapped Kebbi Deputy Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the release of the kidnapped Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Muhammad Sama\u2019ila Bagudo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement issued on Sunday, the command\u2019s Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Abubakar, said the lawmaker regained his freedom on Saturday, November 8, at about 8:00 pm, after being held in captivity for over a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. Asake (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/22PZkwJpu9k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bagudo was abducted by gunmen on October 31, 2025, in the Bagudo Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Abubakar, he has since been reunited with his family after receiving medical attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kebbi Commissioner of Police, Kotarkoshi, commended the combined efforts of security operatives who took part in the rescue operation, describing their conduct as courageous and professional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe command appreciates the courage, resilience and bravery of the combined team of security personnel deployed for the search and rescue operation, as well as the good people of Kebbi State who provided vital and accurate information that aided the safe return of the Honourable Member,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state command reiterated its determination to sustain ongoing operations against banditry, kidnapping, and other violent crimes in the state. Residents were urged to remain calm, vigilant, and promptly report any suspicious persons or movements to the nearest police station or other security agencies for immediate response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bagudo\u2019s abduction had triggered widespread concern across Kebbi State, but his safe release has brought relief to his family, colleagues, and constituents. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/police-confirm-release-of-kidnapped-kebbi-deputy-speaker\/\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the release of the kidnapped Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Muhammad Sama\u2019ila Bagudo. In a statement issued on Sunday, the command\u2019s Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Abubakar, said the lawmaker regained his freedom on Saturday, November 8, at about 8:00 pm, after being held in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[266,2171,2172,2174,180],"class_list":["post-1713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-kebbi-state","tag-kebbi-state-house-of-assembly","tag-muhammad-samaila-bagudo","tag-nafiu-abubakar","tag-police"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Police confirm release of kidnapped Kebbi Deputy Speaker - Tona Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1713\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Police confirm release of kidnapped Kebbi Deputy Speaker - Tona Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the release of the kidnapped Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Muhammad Sama\u2019ila Bagudo. 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