Bandits have kidnapped the village head of Rakyabu village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Magaji Sa’idu, and the Chief Imam of the village, Malam Abdullahi.
An indigene of the area, Amadu Mohammed, told punch on Monday that Sa’idu and Abdullahi were abducted in their houses by bandits on Sunday night, December 17, 2023.
According to Mohammed, demanded N5 million as ransom but the community were only able to raise N500,000.
He lamented that the bandits have collected the N500.000 and refused to release the two abducted persons.
“When the bandits sent a message demanding N5 million as ransom, the families of the two abducted people could not get any reasonable amount,” he said.
“As such, we decided to launch an appeal fund where we raised N500, 000 and handed the amount to the bandits.
“They collected the money and told us that we must pay the remaining balance which is N4.5 million.”
Mohammed maintained that the community could not get the remaining balance at the moment.
“We have nothing to sell and get the money needed by the bandits because they have taken everything from us,” he added.
He called on the appropriate authorities to do something to rescue their village head and the Chief Imam.
16 Responses
So all this has not yet stopped I thought it would’ve stopped by now but it hasn’t I don’t know where Nigeria is heading to now oo only God knows
I remember nnamudi kanu again dss lock and seized to release him why don’t come and fight the real terrorist and not innocent people like kanu
Please government should do
something fast to help the zamfara village
OMO insecurity too much it getting worser everyday the security agencie are doing nothing
Insecurity in Nigeria is becoming worst everyday and the government is doing nothing about it.
This zamfara people,can’t you people protect yourself?don’t wait for the government first,find solution for your citizens,get local securities there and protect your people
This bandit and kidnapping issue I guess our politicians may be involved
Don’t worry soon na hen dey kidnapped those in power na then dey go know say problem full everywhere
This is the height of it all
Just one day, Nigeria politicians will be made to pay for all these.
this bandits the get guts oh to the point of even abducting an emir and imam
the military should look for a way and handle this banditry situation
The village head knows about all those bandits activities so he should settle himself with them, because the villagers are the one set up soldiers for bandits to kill them
What is happening in Zamfara state calls for quick action from the state government, why do they have so much crime there?
Please government should do something fast to help the zamfara village
This is were we are making mistake, if the government will hear this advise they should not give out the money to the bandit, let them track the line and destroy them when ever they staying….
This banditry thing is a huge problem in the north. With the kidnap of these caliber of peopy,it means nobody is safe in the north. It appears Government is overwhelmed by insecurity.
Nawa for these bandits o.
I think the army should just eliminate all these things at once alongside boko Haram