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Kidnapped Nigerian retired general dies in captivity
The state said he died from diabetes and hypertension after nearly two weeks in captivity, while his wife remains missing.
- On Saturday, the Katsina State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasir Mu'azu Danmusa, confirmed that Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar was killed while in captivity by his abductors.
- Armed bandits abducted Abubakar, his wife, and their driver along the Matazu axis of Katsina State on May 30 while traveling to a wedding, in a region heavily affected by violence.
- The military paid tribute to the 61-year-old major general, describing his death as "tragic," while previously stating "In deference to ongoing rescue efforts by security agencies, the Armed Forces withheld public comment."
- While authorities confirm the retired officer's death, the whereabouts and condition of his wife remain unknown, and Danmusa noted that security operatives have yet to recover his body.
- No group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping, though a military spokesman stated that "ongoing operations have since been further intensified to bring perpetrators to justice and to dismantle all terrorist networks.
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