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Taraba: Terrorists Kill 3 Children Of Cattle Dealer After Receiving N60 Million Ransom

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Terrorists in Taraba State killed three abducted siblings after collecting N60 million ransom from their father, a cattle dealer.

A source told an online news outlet that the killing of the abducted children took place on Sunday, 25th December 2022, at a forest near Garin Dogo in the Lau Local Government Area of the state.

“The abductors initially requested N100 million from the father of the children, a cattle dealer identified as Alhaji Musa. They later settled for N60 million after negotiation,” the source revealed.

A motorcycle rider was also killed along with the children. He was hired to deliver the ransom to the abductors.

The victims were on Monday,  December 26, 2022, buried in their village in Taraba.

DSP Usman Abdullahi, the Police Public Relations Officer for Taraba State, confirmed the killings of the victims.

How Bandits Conducted House-To-House Raid In Community, Abducted 44 People

About 44 people have been kidnapped by bandits from Kanwa community in the Zurmi Local government Area of Zamfara State.

A source told an online news outlet that the bandits moved from house to house on Thursday, November 17, 2022.

The source added that the community of late has experienced pockets of attacks by the bandits, lamenting that the situation has caused fear in the hearts of the residents.

A notorious bandit leader called Dankarami, according to the source, is alleged to have led the mass abduction of the people in the community.

He further explained that Dankarami has been terrorizing residents of Zurmi – Birnin Magaji – Jibia axis in Zamfara and neighbouring Katsina states, saying that his activities have caused serious setbacks in all spheres of life to the people.

Following the abduction of the 44 persons, the bandits were yet to call relatives of the victims to demand for ransom.

Muhammad Shehu, the spokesman of the state police command, could not be reached to confirm the incident.

Nasarawa: Bandits Invade Civil Defence Commander’s Home, Abduct Wife

The wife of the Commander, Nigeria Security, and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC’s Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, Deputy Commandant Apollos Dandaura, has been abducted in Nasarawa State.

According to Daily Trust, the abductors, who were carrying AK-47 rifles, invaded the victim’s residence and started shooting sporadically to scare residents before they took her away.

The Commander’s younger brother, who is also a personnel of the NSCDC, was shot during the incident in Lafia, the Nasarawa State Capital.

He is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Lafia and is reportedly responding to treatment.

The incident, our correspondent gathered, occurred on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at about 8:30pm.

The commander’s wife was kidnapped around B. A road in Lafia.

Confirming the incident to our correspondent on Thursday, November 3, 2022, the Public Relations Officer of the Nasarawa State Command of NSCDC, Mr Jerry Victor, stated that the whereabouts of the victim was still unknown.

According to him, the command had already deployed its personnel to the area in order to rescue the victim unhurt, adding that the kidnappers are yet to reach out to the command and the family of the victim.

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