Bandits Demand N40 trillion As Ransom For 16 Abducted Residents In Kaduna State

According to TheCabel, Bandits have reportedly demanded N40 trillion as a ransom to release the 16 residents abducted from the Gonin Gora area of Kaduna,

Speaking on Monday, John Yusuf, a community leader, said the bandits contacted family members of the victims and also demanded 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles.

This is the first time bandits would make such a huge demand since abduction for ransom started in Nigeria. On February 28, bandits k+lled two residents of Anguwan Auta in Gonin Gora and abducted several others.

After the att+ck, residents of the area on February 29 blocked the Kaduna-Abuja highway for several hours to protest against the k+lling and abduction. Yusuf said the bandits att+cked the community twice within the week. “The bandits have contacted us. They are demanding N40 trillion, 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles for the release of 16 people they are holding captive,” he said.

Where are we going to get this kind of money? Even if we sell the entire community, we cannot raise N40 trillion. Even Nigeria as a country has never made a budget of N40 trillion. The abductions happened twice within four days interval. During the first att+ck, three people were kidnapped while in the second attack, 13 people were abducted bringing the total number of people being held captive to 16.”

He said the communities in Birnin Gwari are surrounded by bushes serving as hideouts for the bandits, adding that the establishment of a military base would tackle the criminal operations in the area. “We are pleading with the government to come to our aid by establishing a military base behind our community where the bandits take advantage of the bushes to invade our community,” Yusuf said