Kidnappers kill 2 victims in Abuja after ransom delay
Two individuals, Mohammed Danladi and Nasiru Yusuf, were tragically shot and killed by their kidnappers in Gwargwada, Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) due to a delay in the payment of their ransom.
The victims, both natives of Gwargwada village, were abducted along with a herder and a woman at Gwombe junction on the Gwargwada-Rubochi road on Wednesday.
The kidnappers initially demanded ₦500,000 for each of the two victims, but the families were only able to raise a total of ₦500,000. According to Shuaibu Abdullahi, a relative of the victims, the kidnappers’ leader called on Friday, and the family explained that they couldn’t meet the full ransom demand. Sadly, this delay led to the killing of the two men.
Afterward, the kidnappers released the herder and the woman after receiving a ₦3 million ransom at their hideout in Kotonkarfe forest, Kogi State.
The traditional ruler of Gwargwada, Ugbada Alhaji Hussaini Agabi Mam, confirmed the deaths and expressed sorrow, stating that the two young men lost their lives simply because of the ransom payment delay.
As of now, the FCT Police Command has not issued an official statement regarding the incident.
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