56 Days Of Ordeal: She Watched Her Father Die, Yet Kwara Government Has No Answers For Her Family As Lafiagi Students Cry Out Ordeal

By Usman HARUNA ✔

For 56 agonizing days, Mohammed Aishat has remained in captivity.

For 56 days, her family has gone to bed not knowing whether she is alive, injured, hungry, or crying for help somewhere far from home.

For 56 days, there has been no rescue, no reassuring update, and no closure.

And with each passing day, many in Lafiagi Emirate are beginning to ask a painful question: Has Mohammed Aishat been forgotten?

Aishat's nightmare began on June 1, 2026, when armed men attacked her community. In what survivors have described as a horrific incident, the young girl watched as her father was killed before she was whisked away by her abductors.

Since that day, her family has carried a burden no parent should ever bear. The seat her father once occupied remains empty, while Aishat's own place in the family has become a painful reminder of a child who never returned home.

Her dreams have also been put on hold.

While her classmates sat for their Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and discussed plans for the future, Aishat remained in captivity. The examination she spent years preparing for came and went without her.

Nearly two months later, the silence has become deafening.

Residents and stakeholders in Lafiagi Emirate say they are disturbed not only by the continued captivity of the young girl but also by what they describe as the apparent lack of urgency from those entrusted with protecting the lives of citizens.

On Monday, the National Association of Lafiagi Emirate Students (NALES) publicly expressed its frustration, calling on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and the Chairman of Edu Local Government, Hon. Abdullahi Bello Ndamangoro, to intensify efforts toward securing Aishat's immediate release.

In a statement signed by its National President, Haruna Mohammed Kponta, the association lamented that despite repeated appeals, there has been no positive information regarding her rescue.

"The safety and protection of citizens remain one of the primary responsibilities of government," the statement read.

For many residents, the issue is no longer just about insecurity. It is about accountability.

How does a young girl remain in captivity for nearly two months without a breakthrough? How long must a family wait before their pain is acknowledged? How many more nights must a mother cry herself to sleep before government action matches government promises?

These are questions that continue to linger in the minds of many across the Emirate.

NALES warned that it would not remain silent while one of its own remains in captivity, adding that it is prepared to mobilize and explore all lawful, peaceful, and democratic means to demand urgent intervention.

As the days turn into weeks and the weeks into months, Mohammed Aishat remains missing, her future uncertain and her community heartbroken.

What makes this tragedy even more painful is that time has not stood still. The calendar keeps moving. Her mates are progressing with their lives. But for Aishat and her family, life has remained frozen since June 1.

Fifty-six days of captivity.

Fifty-six days of unanswered questions.

Fifty-six days of silence.

And for the people of Lafiagi Emirate, that silence is beginning to feel like negligence.