Gunmen kill abducted Kano village head

Alhaji Ahmad Yakubu Ahmad, the village head of Aujarawar Alkali in Kano State's Gezawa Local Government, was abducted and later killed by his assailants. The attack occurred on Tuesday, September 17, 2026, when gunmen stormed the community at night. Ahmad's mutilated body was discovered four days after his abduction.

Following funeral prayers held on Wednesday, his remains were buried. According to Musa Garba, a resident of Gezawa, the attackers tortured Ahmad before killing him by cutting off one of his legs and tying his hands. The abductors subsequently buried his body in a shallow grave in a village called Danladin Gezawa.

Garba, who attended the funeral prayers, described how the assailants brutally tortured Ahmad until he died. After his death, the attackers buried his remains in the shallow grave. Days later, four villagers discovered the grave, alerted the authorities, and his body was identified by his wife. Despite the decomposed state, the body was taken to a hospital where Ahmad was pronounced dead. The police have not yet released an official statement on the incident.