Wednesday, April 9, 2025 - Michael Akinropo Adesiyan, a Deputy Director at the National Assembly Commission, who was abducted from his residence in Kubwa. Abuja, has recounted how kidnappers killed his wife in his presence.
Gunmen abducted Adesiyan, his wife, Esther, their
son and two others on Monday night, January 26, 2025.
The kidnappers k!lled his wife and dumped her body
in a bush near Itagbajii community in Niger state on January 27.
Adesiyan was among the 60 kidnapped victims rescued by
troops of the Nigerian Army’s 1 Division and received by the National Security
Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, in Abuja.
The Coordinator of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre,
Maj. Gen. Adamu Laka, said the victims, comprising 35 males and 25 females—were
rescued on April 7 in a joint operation involving various security and
intelligence agencies across Kaduna State and the Federal Capital
Territory.
Speaking shortly after the formal reception, Adesiyan
advocated a non-combative approach to tackling banditry.
He said the bandits, mostly aged between 17 and 21, were
stark illiterates and victims of circumstance.
"I was chained for 32 days. Most of them can’t even
count up to a million. They don’t know what they’re doing. Instead of k!lling
them, the government should arrest, educate, and rehabilitate them. Some of
them want to learn trades. They can still be useful,” he said.
Michael recounted how his wife was k!lled in his presence.
“When they k!ll someone in front of you, you’ll give them
anything they want. They k!lled my wife before me. In that moment, if they
asked for my head, I would have given it."
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