Man Cries Out as Kidnappers Abduct His Mother in Kogi While She Was Travelling to Abuja By Bus

Man Cries Out as Kidnappers Abduct His Mother in Kogi While She Was Travelling to Abuja By Bus

  • A man raised the alarm as kidnappers abducted his mother in Kogi while she was travelling by bus to Abuja
  • He narrated what happened when he tried reaching out to her after he last spoke to her in Kabba, Kogi
  • The man’s post caught people’s attention on social media, as they prayed for his mother's safe return

A Nigerian man cried out on social media, claiming that his mother had been kidnapped.

He stated that his mother was travelling to Abuja by road before she was abducted in Kabba, Kogi state.

A Nigerian man laments over the abduction of his mother in Kogi
A man raises the alarm as his mother is kidnapped in Kogi. Photo: @dope_demonxx, @abujastreets
Source: Twitter

Identified as @dope_demonxx on X, the man made this known while reacting to a report about kidnapping.

Videos shared by @abujastreets on X showed that kidnappers abducted people from a bus on November 27, 2025.

The videos were captioned:

“Apparently everyone on this bus was kidnapped earlier today in Kabba, Kogi state. Broad day light bro! Broad day light!!! We are tired man! We are tired!!!”

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Quoting the tweet, @dope_demonxx said:

“Nigeria don finally happened to me bandit Don kidnap my mom haaa where do I start from?”

In the comments, he provided more details:

“She was going to Abuja today the last we heard from her she said she was in ikabba we don call taya since not connecting.”

See his post below:

Reactions as man claims mother was kidnapped

@thatMrT said:

"May she come back alive. Have you got in touch with police?"

@stokthegr8 said:

"An unfortunate incident but one must learn not to travel interstate in times like this especially some specific areas… the chances of this happening is 87%."

@absufy said:

"What is going on in kabba, kogi state? Everyday one kidnapping or the other. Something needs to be done to curb this before it goes out of hand."

@Josephi61965574 said:

"Ọmọ! Which kind country be this, this is becoming a norm."

@HEIS_SMOKING said:

"I’m sorry this happened to your mom, but it’s good in a way, because I’ve gone through your profile and I can see you’re one of those who feel like talking about politics and governance is a waste of time. Bad governance don enter your own house too. E go reach everybody."

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@CLEAN_SUGARBOI_ said:

"In everything you do. Never travel through this particular road on Thursdays and Fridays. This is there shift days. They strike and use the rest of the days to transport to kwara by switching you guys to there transporters by bikes. Bro i was a victim Thursday 28>December 2023."
A man raises the alarm as his mother is kidnapped in Kogi
A Nigerian man laments over the abduction of his mother in Kogi. Photo: @dope_demonxx, @abujastreets
Source: Twitter

In a related story, a doctor cried out over his pregnant sister's abduction, while journalist Rufai Oseni shared details about an Anglican vicar who died in captivity.

Man laments as uncle dies in captivity

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the nephew of the Anglican vicar of Kaduna diocese, who was kidnapped with his wife about a month ago, has shared details about his death.

He mentioned the exact day the Anglican priest was killed in custody and called for his wife’s release.

Many were moved to tears as he mentioned the ages of the couple’s little children and his wife's place of work.

Source: Legit.ng

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Victoria Nwahiri (Human Interest Editor) Victoria Nwahiri is a Reuters-certified journalist with 5+ years of experience in digital, social media, and print journalism. As a one-time freelancer and full-time journalist, she has extensively covered lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest stories that have impacted and attracted top policymakers. She is currently a Human Interest Editor at Legit.ng and can be reached via victoria.nwahiri@corp.legit.ng