Tag: Ransom

B’Haram’s 72hr deadline: “No ransom for 416 victims”, Ndume vows

Aminu Imam
Ndume vows on B'Haram

The lawmaker representing Borno-South senatorial district, Ali Ndume, has vowed that no ransom will be paid to insurgents who abducted residents from the village of Muoshi, Borno State, in early March. The lawmaker’s declaration comes as Boko Haram‘s 72-hour ultimatum on the 416 nears its expiration. In a recent video, Boko Haram insurgents issued a chilling 72-hour ultimatum, warning that the abducted victims could be moved to unknown locations if their demands were not met. The militants threatened, “If our demands are not met, we will move these victims, including…

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‘Kidnappers now using banks to collect ransoms’ – Expert raises alarm

Aminu Imam
Expert on kidnappers

A security expert, Dr. Kabir Adamu, has raised concern that kidnappers in Nigeria are now using banks to collect ransom payments. Speaking yesterday, Adamu, who is the CEO of Beacon Security and Intelligence Ltd, said this trend is worrying. In the past, kidnappers usually demanded cash, but now they are asking victims’ families to pay money through bank accounts. He revealed that his team has tracked cases where ransom money was paid into bank accounts and successfully withdrawn. Although he did not mention the banks involved, he said some progress…

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Edo: Kidnappers threaten to kill 8 victims over ₦40m ransom

Aminu Imam
Edo kidnappers

Gunmen have reportedly threatened to kill some of the eight indigenes of Imoga, Edo State, who were kidnapped at the Star Boy Hotel, located on Ibillo Road on January 9. The Coordinator, ‘Movement for the Advancement of Akoko Edo People’, Bode Ekundayo, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, noted that the kidnappers made the threat to show the community and families of the victims that they “meant business”. He said the kidnappers started by demanding ₦100m as ransom, later reduced it to ₦80m, and then down to ₦40m,…

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Kano: Bandits abduct woman after instant payment of ₦8m ransom

Aminu Imam
Kano bandits abduction

Suspected bandits have abducted a young woman, Zainab Auwalu, during a midnight raid on Garo, a town in the Kabo local government area of Kano State, despite receiving an immediate ransom payment of ₦8 million from her family. She was said to have just completed secondary school. The incident which reportedly occurred at around 1:30 a.m. yesterday, caused panic in the community. According to residents, the assailants, numbering about ten, arrived on motorcycles armed with sophisticated weapons. Their target was the residence of Alhaji Auwalu, a local businessman and father…

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Yahaya Bello, 17 others killed by terrorist buried amidst tears, anguish

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Eighteen people killed in the last terrorist attack in Kutemeshi, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been buried amid tears and anguish. Voice of Liberty source in the area said the gunmen Saturday night ransacked the village, killing scores, kidnapped yet to be confirmed number and left many injured. Among the dead is Yahaya Bello, a father of one and a promising youngman. Most of those killed were family grown men and youths. As at the time of filling this report, 10 victims of the attack with…

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Jigawa: Man assigned to deliver ransom to kidnappers shot dead

Ishaku Yohanna

A 35-year-old Abubakar Mutari was killed by abductors of the son of Jigawa State House of Assembly member after they received N2.5m ransom. Report indicates that gunmen had kidnapped the son of Jigawa State House of Assembly member representing Auyo Local Government Area, Hon. Isiyaku Sani. Source close to the deceased confirmed that the kidnappers demanded N2.5m as ransom for the release of the victim. He explained that the kidnappers killed one of the victims relatives and injured one who took the money to the abductors along Gujunju to Gagarawa…

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