Kidnappers Demand Bags Of Rice, Others As Ransom In Abuja
It was learnt that family members of eight people who were kidnapped alongside a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, in Kiyi had to purchase foodstuffs and condiments for the kidnappers.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Apr 14, 2021
Apart from huge sums of money paid as ransom to kidnappers by families of people abducted, hoodlums now demand bags of rice and condiments as part of the payment, Daily Trust reports.
Rural communities in Kuje, Kwali, Gwagwalada and Abaji area councils have witnessed sustained attacks by armed kidnappers, who have abducted over 30 people in the last three months and collected ransom running into millions of naira.
Two Kidnappers Shot Dead In Abuja
Before the arrival of security operatives, the gunmen had broken into some houses and whisked away four persons.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Mar 14, 2021
The police have gunned down two kidnappers in Anguwar Hausawa, Naharati community in Abaji Area Council, Abuja.
According to Daily Trust, the kidnappers were killed during an exchange of gunfire between the police and members of the vigilante group guarding the area.
File photo used to illustrate story.
A resident, simply identified as Suleiman, said around 1am on Sunday, gunmen in their large numbers swooped on some houses in Anguwar Hausawa.
A resident, simply identified as Suleiman, said around 1am on Sunday, gunmen in their large numbers swooped on some houses in Anguwar Hausawa.
He said before the arrival of security operatives, the gunmen had broken into some houses and whisked away four persons.
The persons kidnapped were identified as Abdullahi Umar, Abdulkarim Yusuf, Abubakar Umar and 13 year -old Abdulrahman Isah.
“They started shooting sporadically into the air to scare residents after they kidnapped four people,” he said.
The chairman of the council, Alhaji Abdulrahman Ajiya, confirmed the abduction of the residents and killing of two kidnappers.
Our reporter, who visited the police station, saw the corpses of the kidnappers lying on the floor.
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