“Her Crime Is Being Born As A Nigerian” — Kannywood Actress Maryam Labarina Reacts To Kidnap Of Kaduna Family
Popular Kannywood actress Fatima Hussaini, popularly known as Maryam Labarina, has expressed outrage over the abduction of a Kaduna family, including a six-month-old baby, questioning what crime an infant could have committed to deserve such trauma.
Popular Kannywood actress Fatima Hussaini, widely known as Maryam Labarina, has reacted angrily to the kidnapping of a Kaduna family, including a six-month-old infant.
The actress, in a viral video, condemned the state of insecurity and what she described as selective justice in Nigeria.
Labarina questioned why security agencies cannot track kidnappers who record and post videos of their victims on social media, but can quickly track citizens who speak out against bad governance.
“You are trying to tell me that kidnappers are a threat, they capture a victim, record a video of them, and post it on social media, but they cannot be tracked down and arrested. But then if you and I make a video speaking out, they manage to send people to arrest us. Like, make this make sense,” she said.
“Our leaders, this is so unfair.”
She also slammed politicians for spending billions on campaigns instead of working for the country.
“The money you bring out to fund campaigns just to get elected, my darling, you can use that money to work for this country. I would not care if you are ruling Nigeria for 20 years, 100 years, or 500 years if you can live that long.”
“What we just want is for us to live, have what we deserve. You guys can still have something to keep in your pocket and keep for your children, great-great-grandchildren that you are trying to save those things for. All we just ask is for life, freedom, to live until our time comes to die.”
“You guys can track us when we step out and speak, but you guys cannot track those people,” she added.
Focusing on the kidnapped infant, the actress said: “Look at this baby, what is her crime? Her crime is being born as a Nigerian, so now being a Nigerian is a crime? This is so unfair.”
The reaction comes after the abduction of Ahmed Abubakar Zakka, his wife and their six-month-old daughter Fatima from Alrahus Estate in Millennium City, Kaduna State on October 6, 2026.
In a 40-second video from captivity, Zakka was seen holding his crying baby while a gun was pointed at him, begging Nigerians for help as the kidnappers demanded N300 million ransom.
According to family sources, Zakka and his wife are both orphans who had been married for six years without a child before they were blessed with the baby girl six months ago.
The incident has intensified concerns over insecurity in Millennium City, where Amnesty International Nigeria says no part is safe and bandits operate with impunity.
