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Zamfara: Armed Bandits Demand N4m For Release Of NYSC Member
The police command in Zamfara State has yet to comment on the abduction, VerseNews reports.
A word has not been heard after the kidnap of some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) abducted last Friday by a group of armed bandits in Zamfara State until today when a N4 million ransom is demanded.
It would be recalled on Friday, August 18, 2023, eight member of the NYSC were abducted along a highway in Zamfara State.
VerseNews gathered that the members were heading to Sokoto State from Akwa Ibom for their mandatory National Service when their vehicle was intercepted.
However, Emmanuel Etteh, the father of one of the victims, Glory Thomas, in a telephone conversation with our correspondence that the bandits called with their number to inform him about the abduction of his daughter and asked him to pay N4 million to secure her release.
“They called me with their line; they asked me to pay N4 million. I spoke with my daughter because I asked how they wanted us to pay; she said we should contact the AKTC,” the troubled father said.
“Since that time, they have not called and I have not spoken with my daughter. I don’t know if they have released them but my daughter has not called me.”
The police command in Zamfara State has yet to comment on the abduction.
However, a military source who preferred anonymity had earlier confirmed the abduction to VerseNews adding that a rescue team is currently combing the forest in order to rescue the victims unhurt.
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