By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Two people, Mohammed Danladi and Nasiru Yusuf, have been shot dead by their abductors in Gwargwada, Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) due to a delay in the payment of their ransom.
The victims, both natives of Gwargwada village, were abducted along with a herder and a woman at Gwombe junction on the Gwargwada-Rubochi road on Wednesday.
The kidnappers demanded N500,000 each for the two victims, but the families could only raise N500,000 in total.
According to Shuaibu Abdullahi, a family member of the deceased, the kidnappers’ leader called on Friday, and the family explained they could not meet the full ransom demand. Tragically, this delay in payment led to the killing of the two men.
Tragically, this delay in payment led to the killing of the two men.
The abductors eventually released the herder and woman after collecting N3 million in ransom at their hideout in Kotonkarfe forest, Kogi State.
Gwargwada’s traditional ruler, Ugbada Alhaji Hussaini Agabi Mam, confirmed the deaths, stating that the victims were traveling from Rubochi when they were abducted. He lamented that the two young men lost their lives simply because of the delay in ransom payment.
The FCT Police Command is yet to provide a statement on the incident.