The Kaduna State Government has described a report listing the state among the leading states where cases of kidnapping occur in the country as “false, mischievous, and irresponsible.”
In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by the Commissioner-Designate, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, the government criticized the report attributed to SB Morgen that listed 629 individuals kidnapped in Kaduna between July 2024 and June 2025.
“The publication by SB Morgen alleging that 629 persons were abducted within the period is false and mischievous,” the statement said, insisting the figures were a fabrication aimed at discrediting the Kaduna Peace Model.”
The administration asserted the peace initiative spearheaded by Governor Uba Sani had restored security to all the major flashpoints, revived over 500,000 hectares of deserted farmlands, and re-opened cattle markets in Giwa and Birnin Gwari for the first time in over a decade and a half.
Commissioner for Home Affairs and Internal Security, Dr. Suleiman Shuiabu (SAN), was also cited to say that in the month of April alone, 34 security operations resulted in the arrest of 54 high-profile suspects and the rescue of more than 75 kidnapped victims.
The statement urged citizens to overlook the report, stating that it is not the existing security reality of Kaduna State.
