Afrigather Residents of Janbako, an agrarian group in Maradun Native Authorities, Zamfara State have resorted to prayers after terrorists refused to launch members of the group after gathering a ransom of N17 million and a motorbike.
The captives have spent greater than 40 days in captivity.…CONTINUE READING HERE
The residents of the group mentioned they anticipated the victims to be launched after the ransom was paid however the terrorists are nonetheless holding on to the captives
The terrorists attacked the group on 15 August and kidnapped 21 residents of the group principally girls and kids.
Three days later, the terrorists reached out to the group and demanded N50 million as ransom. However residents mentioned they couldn’t increase such an enormous quantity.
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“They kidnapped my two wives, Rayyanatu and Farisha, my daughter, Halimatu and my niece, Sha’awa after they got here. In all, they took about 21 individuals in our city, most of them being girls and kids,” Saidu Samaila, a resident of Janbako mentioned.
He mentioned he has not heard from any of his instant relations because the abduction.
One other resident who solely gave his title as Kasimu mentioned the group met and determined to debate the ransom demanded by the terrorists.
“Once they mentioned N50 million, we knew it might be unimaginable as a result of we couldn’t collect such an quantity. We’re nothing however farmers and native merchants and farming is close to unimaginable now. Even buying and selling, how many individuals now go to native markets? It’s unimaginable as a result of the bandits are in every single place abducting and killing individuals. So, we met and determined to ask them for a discount,” Mr Kasimu, whose sister was amongst these kidnapped, mentioned.
After a collection of negotiations, the terrorists agreed to just accept N17 million and a brand-new Boxer motorbike as ransom.
Residents of the group gathered N10.5 million. They reached out to individuals from the group dwelling or working somewhere else within the nation and taxed themselves.
“Once we took the cash, they mentioned we must always attempt to get the steadiness earlier than they kill our individuals,” a group chief, who requested to not be named for safety causes, informed PREMIUM TIMES over the cellphone. “We needed to supply for the remaining N5.5 million to make it N17 million however earlier than we took the cash, they known as and requested that we purchase a model new motorbike as a part of the ransom. It was a brand new request however we had no possibility.”
The group chief mentioned seven days after the steadiness and the motorbike got to the terrorists, they’re but to launch the captives.
“We’ve resorted to prayers now as a result of we don’t know why they’re but to launch our households for us,” Mr Samaila mentioned.
PREMIUM TIMES reached out to the police spokesperson within the state, Yazeed Abubakar, to hunt extra particulars on the event however acquired no response.
Residents of rural communities in Zamfara and different north – western states are pressured to routinely cough up large quantities of cash to pay terrorists both as ransom or safety levies. Regardless of the financial state of affairs within the nation, residents within the weak communities are left with no possibility however to collect the cash by way of no matter means.
PREMIUM TIMES has reported a few of the assaults launched on Janbako, Faru, Gora and different neighbouring communities in the previous few months. In June this yr, 21 vigilante members all from Janbako have been killed by terrorists whereas the vigilante members have been on a rescue mission to assist residents of Sikida, a neighbouring group that got here underneath assault.
North- west Nigeria has been witnessing a surge in banditry actions. Terror gangs particularly in Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kaduna and Kebbi kill and or abduct residents from communities and on main and native highways and demand ransom generally in thousands and thousands of naira earlier than releasing the abductees.…CONTINUE READING HERE
