Bandits who kidnapped seven residents from Kuduru, a neighboring community of Bwari Area Council in Abuja, are now demanding a ransom of N290 million for the release of the hostages.
The abducted individuals, which include a pregnant woman, three children, and four adults, have been in captivity for one month and four days after being taken on January 28 at the Kuduru extension by the bandits.
According to an unnamed leader of the community, the bandits have issued threats to kill two of the victims unless the N290 million ransom is paid promptly. Additionally, the abductors have requested food items, drugs, bedsheets, and cardigans.
“They have reached out to us to bring N290 million to secure their release or that they will kill two of them. We have a pregnant woman and three children among them,” he said.
“They asked us to bring bags of rice, packs of Indomie, cough syrups, antibiotics, bedsheets and cardigans for the bandits’ use.
“They insist that the N290 million ransom must be complete for them to let our people go.”
He pleaded with Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police and Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, to come to the rescue of the hostages.
“We know that they are trying their best but we plead with them to rescue our families like they did to the six sisters and the Ariyos,” he said.
“We understand that these people are already falling sick in captivity because of the harsh weather and the treatment there.”
