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Bandits Abduct Zamfara Village Head, Imam, Demand N5 Million Ransom

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Bandits Abduct Zamfara Village Head, Imam, Demand N5 Million Ransom

We have nothing to sell and get the money needed by the bandits because they have taken everything from us

Gusau, Zamfara StateBandits have struck again in Zamfara State, kidnapped the village head of Rakyabu village in Tsafe Local Government Area, Magaji Sa’idu, and the Chief Imam of the same village, Malam Abdullahi.

The terrorists have reportedly demanded a ransom of N5 million for the release of the abducted leaders.

Amadu Mohammed, an indigene of the area on Monday said that Sa’idu and Abdullahi were abducted from their houses by bandits on Sunday night, December 17, 2023.

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According to Mohammed, demanded N5 million as ransom but the community was 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.

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“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.”

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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.

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