16/06/2026
🚨😭Breaking News: Woman Allegedly Rescved After Four Years of Conf!nement by Brother in Abuja
A woman has reportedly been rescved from captivity in the Mpape area of Maitama Ext£nsion, Abuja, after allegedly being cha!ned and l0cked inside a dark room by her brother for four years following a dispvte over a cement business they reportedly owned together.
According to an eyewitness, the woman's brother allegedly declared her m£ntally unstable and conf!ned her to prevent her from cla!ming her share of the business.
The inc*dent reportedly came to light when a man fetching water near the compound heard unvsual sounds coming from a l0cked room. Concerned by what he heard, he alerted members of the community, who f0rced their way into the room and allegedly discovered the woman cha!ned inside.
She was rescved and taken to a hosp!tal for med!cal treatment, with witnesses claiming she was unable to walk after the prol0nged period of alleged conf!nement.
The eyewitness also alleged that the woman's daughter had gone m!ssing and accvsed the brother of being responsible for the ch!ld's di$app£arance, cla!ming the child may have been used for r!tual purposes.
However, there is no ver!fied evidence to support these all3gations, and authorities have not conf!rmed them.
As of the time of reporting, officials have not released a formal statement on the inc*dent, and investigations are expected to establish the full circvmstances surrounding the ca$e.
