3 children of same Father killed by kidnappers after collecting N60m ransom
3 children of same Father killed by kidnappers after collecting N60m ransom
Three abducted siblings and a motorcycle rider have been killed by kidnappers after collecting N60million ransom from the siblings’ father in Taraba State.
It was reported that the incident occurred at a forest near Garin Dogo in Lau Local Government Area of the state on Sunday.
According to Daily Trust, the kidnappers demanded N100m ransom, the father of the three young men, Alhaji Musa, a cattle dealer, negotiated with them and they later agreed on N60m for the release of the three siblings.
The motorcycle rider was hired to deliver the ransom to the abductors at a forest near the village.
However, the kidnappers killed the four of them after collecting the ransom. It was learnt that the victims were buried on Monday in the village.
In a related incident, five suspected kidnappers were gunned down by the army at Maisamari town in Sardauna Local Government Area of the state on Sunday.
The suspects, who were alleged to be behind most of the kidnappings in the area, met their Waterloo while trying to kidnap a cattle dealer in the area.
The police spokesman in the state, DSP Usman Abdullahi, confirmed the two incidents.
