Friday, September 13, 2024 - Bandits have reportedly released a Katsina nursing mother and her newborn twins after payment of N3.5m ransom but her 4-year-old son is still in the abductors' custody.
Samaila Lilila and her
children were abducted last month in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina
State 34 days after she gave birth to the twins.
A resident of Kurfi told Daily Trust
that the mother and twin children were released by their captors after the
payment of N3.5m.
However, her son, fondly called AK,
is still in captivity as the bandits have asked for an additional N1.5m for his
release.
According to the publication, Kurfi
was hitherto more or less a fortified town as bandits hardly gained access due
to the activities of local vigilante groups supported by some well-to-do
members of the community.
However, that fortification was broken with
the collapse of the vigilante group, with some residents blaming it on the
political differences of some highly-placed individuals in the area.
Another resident of
Kurfi blamed some of the recent attacks on informants who migrated to the town
when it was safer.
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