The abductors of a couple at the residence of the late emir of Jere have demanded a brand new motorcycle after collecting N400,000 ransom before releasing them.
City & Crime had reported that the couple was kidnapped alongside five other people on January 1, 2023, when the bandits invaded the private residence of the late Jere emir, Dr Sa’ad Usman.
The Jere Emirate Council secretary, Malam Aliyu Zubairu, who disclosed this to our reporter over the phone on Tuesday, said the bandits’ leader made the request through relatives of one of the victims, who took the ransom to them at an agreed location in the area.
He said the bandits’ leader gave the condition that only three of the seven victims in their captivity would be freed after getting a brand new motorcycle, while the four other victims would be set free only after N30 million ransom was paid.
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“You know, according to information I received, the bandits’ leader said they would free only three of the seven victims in their captivity since the three victims were not their target.
“But they collected N400,000 and are also demanding for a new motorcycle before the three victims would be set free, “he said.
He said the bandits’ leader insisted that the families of the four other victims in their captivity must raise N30 million before they would be set free.
“So, that is the situation we are in now. They are insisting that a brand-new motorcycle has to be given to them before the three other victims would be released.
“In fact, all the kidnapping that has been happening in Jere axis, they have been collecting ransom, including motorcycles, “he added.
There was no official comment from the spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command as of the time of filing this report.
