Kidnappers Demand Food Items, N290m To Release FCT Hostages

Kidnappers have demanded for food items and N290 million to release seven residents of Kuduru community in Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The victims, including a pregnant woman, three children and four adults, have spent one month and four days in captivity. They were abducted on December 28, 2023, at the Kuduru Extension by the bandits.

A leader of the community who preferred anonymity said the kidnappers have threatened to kill two of the victims if the N290 million is not paid on time.

He said they also demanded food items, drugs, bed sheets and cardigans.

“They have reached out to us to bring N290 million to secure their release or that they will kill two of them. We have a pregnant woman and three children among them,” he said.

“They asked us to bring bags of rice, packs of Indomie, cough syrups, antibiotics, bedsheets and cardigans for the bandits’ use.

“They insisted that the N290 million ransom must be complete for them to let our people go,” he said.

The community leader pleaded with Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police (IGP) and Taoreed Lagbaja, the chief of army staff, to come to the rescue of the hostages.

“We know that they are trying their best but we plead with them to rescue our families like they did to the six sisters and the Ariyos.

“We understand that these people have already fallen sick in captivity because of the harsh weather and the treatment there,” he said.