By; AMOS TAUNA, Kaduna
Gunmen are demanding N30 million as ransom before releasing the children and women kidnapped in Wanzamai Village, Zamfara State.
A source told New Nigerian that the bandits had on Thursday, abducted about 100 persons from farmlands in Zamfara and Katsina states.
He explained that in Wanzamai village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, about 80 children were kidnapped and more than 20 others from neighbouring villages were abducted.
He further explained that abductors had called some of the victims’ families and demanded that N60m must be paid before the children can be released.
He added, “Negotiations have started in earnest and kidnappers have reduced the ransom to N30 million. They asked the families of the victims to go and raise the money.”
CSP Muhammad Shehu, the state police command through its spokesman, said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Kolo Yusuf, had reassured the public, especially families of the victims that the command in collaboration with the military and vigilantes were making efforts to rescue the victims hale and hearty and reunite them with their families.
