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The Department of State Services (DSS) has reopened investigations into the 2019 disappearance of Abubakar Idris, also known as Dadiyata, a lecturer who went missing after being abducted by gunmen in Kaduna. Nearly seven years later, his wife, Kadijah, expressed ongoing concern during a video interview with Reno Omokri, who pledged to support her and her children. Kadijah recounted witnessing her husband's abduction and appealed for information regarding his fate. Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai denied involvement in the case, asserting that Dadiyata was critical of the Kano government, not the Kaduna administration, while former Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje dismissed links to the disappearance. Reports indicate that El-Rufai's passport was seized by DSS amid their investigations, which include questioning his sons related to the case.