Thursday, December 11, 2025 -Bandits have k!lled a prominent Zamfara State political leader, Hon. Mu’azu Zannan Gwashi, after collecting N15m ransom. Bandits had on July 22, 2025, blocked the Manyaci
Bukkuyum road and opened fire on the vehicle of the Chairman
of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of
Zamfara State, Hon. Muhammad Sala Wuta, shooting and injuring him.
Gwashi, who was active in community affairs, was abducted
alongside two others persons.
Following the kidnapping, the captors initially demanded a
ransom of N30 million, saying it would take about five months to release him.
Negotiations later led to a reduction, and they agreed to accept N15 million.
It was gathered that when N15 million was delivered, the
bandits collected the money but refused to release him. They insisted that the
remaining N15 million be paid, bringing the total ransom to N30 million, before
they would free him.
“Months after Hon. Mu’azu Gwashi was abducted, kidnappers
repeatedly shifted their ransom demands, first N30M, then N15M, then
back to N30M even after collecting the first payment of N15M,” a
Katsina-based seurity expert, Malam Bakatsine, confirmed on Wednesday, December
10.
“Yesterday evening, his community confirms he has d!ed in
captivity. A tragic end to a long ordeal. How many more families must face this
cycle of extortion and loss?”
Similarly, a Facebook user, Mohammed Ni’imatullah from
Zamfara, who mourned Gwashi’s d3ath, wrote on Wednesday evening: “Innalillahi
wa'inailaihim raju'un Allah yajikan Hon Mu'azu Muhammad Gwashi."
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