Tuesday, June 16, 2026 - Bandits have kidnapped and k!lled a prominent businessman in Katsina State, Alhaji Bala Sanin Kawo.
Kawo was abducted along with one of his employees on June
11, 2026 in Dandume Local Government Area of the state.
Sources familiar with the incident told The Sun that after
Kawo was abducted, the bandits called his family members on June 13 demanding
for ransom payment before his release.
While some reports put the ransom amount demanded by the
bandits at N500 million, sources residing in the council area however said the
amount was pegged at N5 million.
They said Kawo’s family members and some of his associates
managed to quickly raise the amount, and delegated some people to send it to
the bandits.
But after delivering the money, they were told to proceed to
a certain location where they would pick up his remains.
“On
Thursday, June 11, 2026, Alhaji Bala encountered bandits while returning home
from one of his farms near Dantakari town in Dandume Local Government Area,”
one of the source told the publication .
"He was
accompanied by one of his workers, Bara’u Kwaro, when the bandits abducted them
and took them into the forest.
“On
Saturday, June 13, 2026, at about 1:30 p.m., the bandits contacted Alhaji
Bala’s family, informing them that he was unwell and demanding a ransom of N5
million naira for his release.
“The family
raised the amount and delivered it to the bandits. However, after receiving the
ransom, the bandits instructed the family to proceed to a location they
specified, where they found Alhaji Bala’s corpse.
"The
tragic incident has thrown the people of Dandume Local Government Area and
Katsina State into deep mourning, particularly in view of the significant
contributions the deceased made to agricultural development and job creation
for thousands of people.
"He was
one of the most prominent farmers in Dandume. He was capable of producing more
than 10,000 bags of agricultural products annually and provided employment
opportunities to over 5,000 people through farming activities in the
area."
“He was the
eldest son of Alhaji Sani Kawo, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest
farmers Dandume has ever produced,” he added.
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