The abduction of three sisters and a pregnant women who gave birth in captivity has taken a cruel twist with bandits who kidnapped them threatening to kill the hostages, including the newborn baby if the family fails to pay N50m ransom within two days.
The family of the captives has said that they have raised N6.5m out of the ransom demanded, but the bandits have refused to release the captives.
The victim’s brother, Kabir Yusuf, gave an update on distressing crime, calling for help on behalf of his family.
He said: “We have only been able to raise N6.5m, which was rejected by the bandits.
“I begged my sister’s abductors and told them we have sold everything we have to raise N6.5m, but, they (bandits) rejected it. My sisters lamented to me on Sunday that they were being mistreated, and that the bandit commander wants to leave the camp and may not return until after a while, so we should talk to them. But I told them that we have sold everything we have but what we raised is not tangible and we don’t have anything to sell again. They started crying and I broke down weeping too.
“Now, the disturbing development is that, on Sunday, I pleaded with them to release my sisters and the new baby, that we have only been able to raise N6.5m, but they started insulting me and told me that if we do not bring N50m in the next two days, they will kill my sisters and the new baby.
“We are appealing to the Federal Government, Kaduna state government, charity organisations, philanthropists and well-spirited individuals to assist us in securing their release. We do not want anything to happen to them. If anything happens to them, only God knows what effect it would have on our mother, who is now in a wheelchair because of their abduction.”
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