Kidnappers of six cattle
owners in Adamawa State have finally demanded for N60million ransom.
The six victims were said to
have been abducted on their way to check on their cattle on Saturday.
The Adamawa State Police
Command, reacting to the incident, vowed to do everything within the ambit of
the law to rescue the victims.
The Adamawa State Police
Public Relations Officer (PPRO), a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP),
Sulaiman Nguroje, said: “The command is still investigating and doing
everything humanly possible to rescue the victims. As at now, the commissioner
of police have summoned all Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) and Heads of
Departments to strategize in order to combat kidnapping.”
Nguroje used the opportunity
to once again call on the citizens to be more proactive and report any
unfamiliar persons in their midst to the nearest security outfits for necessary
action.
According to police sources,
the kidnappers abducted the six Gurin residents in Fufore Local Government Area
of the State and have now demanded for N60million ransom.
The source said: “The six
victims were kidnapped last Saturday on their way to inspect their cows at Boro
Wadu bush, about three kilometers from Gurin town. One of the victims, Malam
Dahiru, who was released on health grounds, said that the kidnappers have
demanded N60 million from the family of the victims.”
Dahiru said: “The kidnappers
have placed a bounty of N10 million on the head of each victim. They kidnapped
six of us, but went away with five. They released me
based on agreement that they would not release my abducted younger
brother until my ransom had been paid. That is why they also demanded N10
million on my head, making a total of N60 million. Right now, we’re still
negotiating with the kidnappers.”
The abductors have
reduced the ransom of three members of the same family from N10 million to N5
million, adding that their ransom was also reduced from N10 million each to N5
million.
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