Father raises alarm as security guard disappears with two children in Minna

A private security guard hired by a Minna businessman known as Alhaji Danjuma is accused of abducting the businessman’s two six‑year‑old children, Umar and Anas, and taking them to an unknown location.

The alleged incident took place on Sunday, 31 May 2026, in the Brighter Area of Minna, where the children were last seen with the guard, identified as Sani Abdulrahman.

According to the children’s father, Abdulrahman, a Fulani, had told the family that he was taking the children out to celebrate Sallah in town.

When the children and the guard failed to return, family members searched various hospitals in the Minna metropolis, fearing that the children might have been involved in an accident.

Later, the situation worsened when some people called and reportedly demanded a ransom for the children’s release.

Alhaji Danjuma said, “I later received a phone call that evening from individuals claiming to be in Erena Forest in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State with my children.”

The distressed father appealed to the Niger State Government, security agencies and the public for assistance in securing the safe return of the children.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Niger State Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said the case was referred from a court to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Minna on 1 June 2026.

“On 1st June 2026, a case of suspected kidnapping was referred from court to SCID Minna in respect of a complainant from Brighter Area of Minna, who reported that on 31st May 2026 at about 1 pm, his security guard known as Sani Abdulrahman, abducted his two children, Umar and Anas, both six years old, to an unknown location,” the police spokesperson said.

The police spokesperson added that investigations have begun and efforts to locate the children and apprehend the suspect are ongoing.