Bandits demand N10m to release victim’s corpse after N3m ransom

The deceased brother, Kefas Obadiah, said his brother died on Monday but his death was announced to family on Thursday.

According to him, the bandits refused to release his brother after they collected N3m ransom.

According to him: “He was kidnapped in early October first week in Sabon Gaya on his way back from Abuja to Kaduna.

“Although I was not the one communicating with the bandits, there was a negotiator. Earlier the bandits demanded N200 million and later settled for N3 million plus.

“They said we should bring the money. After giving them the ransom they told us the money was for their foodstuff which got finished, and that we should go and bring N15 million.

“They later came down to N5 million and three motorbikes and later collected one bike. After collecting a bike we didn’t hear from them again. We try to communicate with them but unfortunately, we were unable.

“Then on Thursday when the negotiator called them, they said our brother was dead. We thought they were joking. When we continued, they threatened to track him and come for him if did not stop calling their line.

“They said their own men were arrested by police, tied to a tree and killed. So they vented their anger on our brother because of what the police did to their brother.”

He added: “Ibrahim had died on Monday and they informed us on Thursday. We asked for his corpse and they said we should pay them N10m if we want his corpse they’ll not work for us free of charge..

”That “Allah”, meaning, to God who made them, if we bring the money they’ll release the corpse in three days.”