Soldiers rescue three abducted women in Plateau

Residents of Makundang village in the Mangor District of Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State, have expressed relief following the rescue of three young women. According to Punch, the women had been abducted by gunmen on a Wednesday night.

In a separate incident, the Bauchi State Police Command announced the arrest of three men suspected of being members of the Sara-Suka gang in connection with the murder of a Plateau State woman identified as Khadija Nana. Daily Post Nigeria reports that the suspects, identified as Aliyu Musa, 25; Samsu Musa, 25; and Auwalu Kabiru, 22, are residents of Jos North Local Government Area.

The suspects reportedly lured Nana to Toro LHA in Bauchi, where her body was later discovered in the Rishi community with cutlass wounds. Daily Post Nigeria states that the victim was attacked with a cutlass on the head on October 31, 2026. The suspects have reportedly confessed to being members of the Sara-Suka cult.

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