….Say Deceased Was Rude To Them
A 27-year-old man simply identified as Abba has been shot and killed by bandits after he delivered a ransom of N16 million and three motorcycles for the release of nine kidnapped victims.
This was made through a post by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, via X on Thursday.
Makama said the abduction took place on April 16, 2024, when bandits attacked homes in Unguwar Iya, Jere, kidnapping nine residents and initially demanded a N30 million ransom.
However, a local resident, Shuaibu Hussaini, confirmed the killing in a telephone interview on Wednesday.
According to Hussaini, the incident occurred last Saturday when Abba, who had been negotiating with the bandits, went to deliver the agreed-upon ransom to the group’s leader at a designated location in the area. “The bandits’ leader, after collecting the ransom and the bikes, tied the deceased with a rope and opened fire on him,” Hussaini reported.
The motive behind the killing was revealed by one of the released victims. Hussaini explained, “It was one of the victims who was among those released who said the bandits’ leader claimed that they decided to kill Abba for being rude to him during negotiation of the ransom.”
