A 42-year-old man was kidnapped on Tuesday night by armed assailants in Tindugu, near Wapuli, in the Saboba District of the Northern Region.

Eyewitnesses reported that four armed men arrived on two motorbikes, fired about 15 rounds of ammunition, and abducted the victim, who was asleep under a shed at his home.

The victim has been identified as Mallam Daouda, a moderately wealthy cattle owner and a respected member of the community.

“It was around 11:40 p.m. when four armed men came, attacked a cow herdsman, and kidnapped him,” said Andrews Mawie Kusan, the Assembly Member for the area. “The man is kindhearted, so everyone is crying and worried.”

Mr. Kusan added that this is the second such incident recorded in the area within the last three months. A similar attack in September saw the victim escape from captivity.

He noted that the recurring incidents have created widespread fear among residents and appealed to authorities to intensify efforts to confront the menace.

Police in Wapuli have confirmed the latest abduction and indicated that a report has been forwarded to the District Command in Saboba.

According to monitoring by JoyNews, this is the fourth kidnapping incident in the Yendi–Wapuli–Gushegu enclave this year. In September, a 50-year-old cattle owner was kidnapped in Ikpeani, with kidnappers demanding a GH¢30,000 ransom; the victim later escaped. In October, another wealthy cattle owner was targeted near Wapuli, with a GH¢300,000 ransom demanded. In November, a middle-aged man named Umar was killed after resisting an attempted kidnapping at his home in Jagbel, near Ugando, in the Chereponi District.