Another abductee has been reportedly killed by kidnappers, who abducted 10 people from Sagwari Estate Layout at Dutse in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on January 7, 2024, to send a strong warning to their relatives negotiating ransom payment.
It was gathered from residents that the victims were allegedly killed over the delay in raising the ransom demanded by the kidnappers.
It was also gathered that the bandits have increased their demand from the initial N60 million per person to N100 million, now totalling N700 million.
It was learnt that a 13-year-old secondary school student, identified as Folorunsho Ariyo, was among those killed.
Recall that reports emerged on Friday that the kidnappers, who also operated in some villages in Bwari, had killed one of the six abducted persons, Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, to force the family into quickly raising the demanded ransom.
A former Minister of Communicatons and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Pantami, on Sunday, had announced that he mobilised a balance of N50million ransom for the Al-Kadriyar family to enable them to secure the release of their remaining five daughters from the kidnappers following the murder of Nabeeha.
Meanwhile, residents of Sagwari Layout have concluded plans to stage a massive protest against the perceived inaction of the government and security agencies in rescuing their people.
However, the protest, which was initially planned for this Monday, has been shifted to Tuesday owing to the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day.
