Bandits who kidnapped 85 people at Wanzamai community in Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara State have freed the 12 hostages in their custody. However, the oldest person among the kidnapped victims was killed.
One of the villagers, Ibrahim Mai Nasara, said the abductors had freed the remaining 12 abductees and killed one on Wednesday after collecting an additional N500,000 from the villagers.
“Yes, the remaining 12 kidnapped victims came back home on Wednesday night without Samaila Garba, the oldest person among them. Even though the community was happy, the death of Samaila Garba really touched us.
“It was surprising that we found his dead body beside the road slaughtered by the bandits even after paying an additional N500,000,” he said.
He affirmed that the villagers had already buried his body on Thursday according to Islamic injunction.
Recalls that the bandits kidnapped 85 people in the Wanzamai community; 74 of them were released, while the remaining 12 were held hostage.
Mai Nasara confirmed that 74 of the victims were freed last week after the bandits were paid a ransom of N6 million in two instalments.
“They collected an additional N500,000 to free the remaining 12 kidnapped victims, which brought the total amount to N6.5 million,” he affirmed.
