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  Victim Profile: Entire families were taken, highlighting the scale's devastation. Examples include: Amos family: 13 members Jonathan household: 12 members Markus/Makudi: 10 members Ishaya and Danisa: 7 each Bawa: 6 Danjuma and Musa: 5 each Others: Smaller groups of 2–4 members. Age Range: The oldest victim is 71-year-old Augustina Matthew (or Augustine Matthew in some spellings); the youngest is 6-year-old Salvation Idris. Many children were among the abducted, including Likita Amos (6), Jumota Idris (7), Tessy Amos (8), Yahaya Joshua (9), and others aged 10 such as Sussana Idris, Synthah Amos, Hezibah, and Hezikaiah Jonathan. Aftermath: Some reports indicate 11 victims escaped, leaving around 166–168 still in captivity (with possible releases of elderly women and young children in some accounts). The community was largely deserted afterward, with survivors fleeing to relatives. Official Responses and Controversy: Kaduna State Police initially denied the mass abduction, calling i...