Bandits Abduct 300-level Katsina Varsity Student, Demand N20m Ransom

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted Auwal Mas’ud Shitu, a 300-level student of Pure and Industrial Chemistry at Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University in Katsina State.

Security expert Bakatsine, who confirmed the incident on Monday, May 25, 2026, said Shitu was kidnapped while travelling between Charanchi and Dutsin-Ma on Sunday.

The security expert revealed that the abductors have reached out to the victim’s family, demanding a ransom of N20 million, a sum the relatives are reportedly unable to afford.

Friends and family members have reportedly raised the alarm, appealing for prayers and urgent intervention as they struggle to secure his release.