Monday, September 16, 2024 -Kidnappers have killed a hotel owner, his manager and a guest abducted in the Gauraka community in Tafa Local Government Area of GA of Niger State after N25m ransom payment.
Two vigilantes from the community, Abubakar
Muhammad and Ibrahim Garba, (pictured), who took the ransom to the kidnappers,
were equally killed by the bandits.
Recall that the victims were abducted on August 17, 2024
An ex-Chairman of Tafa LGA and relative of
one of the vigilantes, Yau Ahmad, who confirmed the development to Daily Trust
said the victims were shot dead in the Dogon-Daji Forest which borders Kaduna
and Niger State, as well as the FCT.
He said that the remains of the victims
were taken to the Air Force base close to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport in Abuja following their discovery in the bush.
The commander of the Vigilante Group of
Nigeria (VGN) in Tafa, Hussaini Abubakar, said the remains of his colleagues
were laid to rest on Saturday following a clearance from the army.
He further said that a man abducted from
the community about a month earlier was rescued with gunshot injuries and was
in an army medical facility in Abuja.
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